Physician

Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Raymond Kuwahara, MD (NPI: 1376512244) practices dermatology in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Woodbury, IA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CNOS PC (NPI: 1881604320; TIN: 421480644) and primary practice location at 68776-9916. Kuwahara is affiliated with the Avera Prairie View ACO (ACO ID: A4692) and Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), participating under the MSSP model.

Kuwahara's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,417 traditional Medicare patients, billed 9,672 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $604,223 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17004 (Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths). Part D data shows 1,202 prescription claims across 574 beneficiaries totaling $280,296 in drug costs, led by Dupixent Pen (Dupilumab). Open Payments data shows 52 records totaling $812. 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 risen steadily, from $345,098 to $604,223. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $288,687 to $280,296. 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$342K$684K2015 Medicare payment: $345,098 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $351,755 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $383,236 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $425,029 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $461,871 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $438,358 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $503,729 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $633,936 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $684,418 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $604,223 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,1108,757$345,098
20161,0868,685$351,755
20171,2238,881$383,236
20181,2129,733$425,029
20191,2929,470$461,871
20201,2068,254$438,358
20211,3609,232$503,729
20221,51411,356$633,936
20231,52911,222$684,418
20241,4179,672$604,223

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$539K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $288,687 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $261,796 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $345,508 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $736,841 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $866,323 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $803,805 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,022,042 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,077,459 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $958,866 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $280,296 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015309954$288,687
2016309838$261,796
2017352931$345,508
2018328999$736,841
20193871,121$866,323
20203631,117$803,805
20214361,346$1,022,042
20224891,300$1,077,459
20233851,012$958,866
20245741,202$280,296

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
17004Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths477680$116
11102Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth726905$66
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more9801,372$60
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth8031,073$37
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths5272,631$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Dupixent PenDupilumab11280$41,967
FluorouracilFluorouracil762,277$6,969
TacrolimusTacrolimus411,113$4,370
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate642,024$2,058
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2356,825$1,875

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.52$812ABBVIE 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 Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD (NPI 1376512244), 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 Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Avera Prairie View ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A4692) and Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160).

What billing organization is linked to Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD?

Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD is linked to CNOS PC (billing NPI 1881604320) in the available physician profile data.

Does Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD have Open Payments data?

Raymond Takashi Kuwahara, MD has 52 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.