Dr. Kai Da Costa , DO
General Practice • Tacoma, WA
9040 Fitzsimmons Dr
Tacoma, WA 984311000
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NPI assigned on September 8, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 36 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 36 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,387 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Clozapine — 218 prescription fills, including refills.
- Olanzapine — 114 prescription fills, including refills.
- Trazodone Hcl — 91 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 34 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Tacoma, WA (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 862. Middle half: 92 to 2,524.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Washington (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 306. Middle half: 84 to 1,730.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 22 in 2020 to 36 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
9040 Fitzsimmons Dr
Tacoma, WA 984311000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,337 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,071 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
1,443 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$483,281 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Da Costa has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Da Costa as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Tacoma and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Tacoma, WA (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 862. Middle half: 92 to 2,524.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Washington (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 306. Middle half: 84 to 1,730.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Tacoma, WA (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,946. Middle half: $15,194 to $211,404.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Washington (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,639. Middle half: $2,407 to $105,911.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Da Costa are from 2022.
167 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (389 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
0% of these 167 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
7.2% of these 167 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 64% from 22 in 2020 to 36 in 2022.
- 2020: 22
- 2021: 36
- 2022: 36
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $841 in 2020 to $1,337 in 2022.
- 2020: $841
- 2021: $1,338
- 2022: $1,337
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $672 in 2020 to $1,071 in 2022.
- 2020: $672
- 2021: $1,074
- 2022: $1,071
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 573% from 206 in 2019 to 1,387 in 2024.
- 2019: 206
- 2020: 11
- 2022: 68
- 2023: 1,027
- 2024: 1,387
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 506% from 238 in 2019 to 1,443 in 2024.
- 2019: 238
- 2020: 15
- 2022: 68
- 2023: 1,027
- 2024: 1,443
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 812% from $53,002 in 2019 to $483,281 in 2024.
- 2019: $53,002
- 2020: $211
- 2022: $41,562
- 2023: $274,939
- 2024: $483,281
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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36 | 15 | $117.16 | $37.13 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Clozapine | Clozapine | 218 | 5,488 | $8,274.41 | 14 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 114 | 3,387 | $1,681.09 | 15 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 91 | 2,624 | $979.40 | 14 |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 76 | 2,062 | $11,753.12 | 11 |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 64 | 1,685 | $1,402.79 | — |
| Invega Sustenna | Paliperidone Palmitate | 63 | 1,764 | $187,182.56 | 11 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 58 | 1,613 | $1,010.12 | — |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 58 | 1,573 | $1,047.28 | — |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 45 | 1,178 | $2,431.05 | — |
| Haloperidol Decanoate | Haloperidol Decanoate | 40 | 882 | $1,408.45 | — |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 39 | 1,274 | $876.88 | — |
| Fluphenazine Hcl | Fluphenazine Hcl | 39 | 1,019 | $4,753.28 | — |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 38 | 983 | $504.04 | — |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 36 | 923 | $1,219.06 | — |
| Risperidone Er | Risperidone Microspheres | 34 | 532 | $37,379.77 | — |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 32 | 916 | $254.00 | — |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 32 | 902 | $1,237.51 | — |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 30 | 844 | $2,707.51 | — |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 26 | 792 | $345.48 | — |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 26 | 560 | $258.44 | — |
| Paliperidone Er | Paliperidone | 24 | 628 | $2,198.38 | — |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 22 | 616 | $224.43 | — |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 19 | 538 | $144.59 | — |
| Lithium Carbonate Er | Lithium Carbonate | 18 | 566 | $340.11 | — |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 17 | 476 | $316.33 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-07-02NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PSYCHIATRY
I20221012003696
MA
7719283944
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as KAI DA COSTA, DO
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 9040 FITZSIMMONS DR, TACOMA, WA 984311000 (Tel: 2539681330)
Registered at PO BOX 351, PERRY, ME 046670351 (Tel: 2078530644)
Recorded as KAI DACOSTA, DO
General Practice (license number reported to NPPES: ME 2155)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other General Practices in Tacoma
- Dr. Sandi Sambrano, ND
- Dr. Andinet Yirdaw, MD
- Dr. Kiran Sharma, MD
- Dr. Felino Deleon, MD
- Dr. Shannon Waterman, MD
- Dr. Isra Hamza, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 351
Perry, ME 046670351
Phone: 2078530644