Physician

Al V Taira, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Al Taira, MD (NPI: 1346322567) practices radiation oncology in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from San Mateo, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1013950807; TIN: 941156581) and primary practice location at 94010-4506. Taira is affiliated with the Sutter Medicare Direct (ACO ID: A5279), participating under the MSSP model.

Taira's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 307 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,705 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $393,470 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 77427 (Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions). Part D data shows 157 prescription claims across 74 beneficiaries totaling $2,262 in drug costs, led by Sucralfate (Sucralfate). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $78. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $5,293 to $2,262. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$197K$393K2015 Medicare payment: $289,743 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $255,659 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $280,761 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $304,882 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $311,431 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $294,939 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $292,330 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $312,768 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $359,111 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $393,470 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152293,668$289,743
20162363,385$255,659
20172633,721$280,761
20182844,114$304,882
20192913,920$311,431
20202623,656$294,939
20212683,731$292,330
20222583,886$312,768
20232704,217$359,111
20243074,705$393,470

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$4.8K$9.6K2015 Drug cost: $5,293 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $6,259 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $4,774 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $9,588 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,527 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $4,541 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $6,313 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $4,007 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,129 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,262 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201553106$5,293
201653116$6,259
201762132$4,774
201872157$9,588
201968161$4,527
202072193$4,541
202175213$6,313
202275167$4,007
202356131$3,129
202474157$2,262

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
77427Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions118434$175
77263Complex radiation therapy planning155177$153
77334Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device137505$56
77014Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields1071,796$41
77300Calculation of radiation therapy dose158658$30

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
SucralfateSucralfate15435$350
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen16132$344
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl231,710$320
DexamethasoneDexamethasone18297$196
PrednisonePrednisone12162$92

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$78Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Al V. Taira, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Al V. Taira, MD (NPI 1346322567), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Al V. Taira, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Al V. Taira, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Sutter Medicare Direct (MSSP, ACO ID A5279).

What billing organization is linked to Al V. Taira, MD?

Al V. Taira, MD is linked to SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1013950807) in the available physician profile data.

Does Al V. Taira, MD have Open Payments data?

Al V. Taira, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.