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Brian Chien Tuai, M.D.

NPI 1497758569ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Oxnard, CA

Surgery (M.D.) in Oxnard, California, trained at Ohio State University College of Medicine (class of 1997). 289 Medicare patients in 2024, $181,879 paid; all of their 208 Part D prescriptions were generic. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,035 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1497758569
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 23, 2005
Last updated in NPPESAug 14, 2025
Certified by providerAug 14, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XA66661CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients289
Services billed785 across 99 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$181,879

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)208 · 214 30-day fills
Patients132
Total drug cost$1,570
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolOhio State University College of Medicine
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,035 · 12 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$4,868 · 12 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$655.399
Davol Inc.$247.782
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$131.551

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,035 · 12 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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