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Kentaro Nishino, M.D.

NPI 1528142734ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Bellevue, WA

Opted out of Medicare from January 2025 to January 2027. Internal Medicine (M.D.) in Bellevue, Washington, trained at Baylor College of Medicine (class of 2000). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $552,117 for 8,839 claims, against $120,337 paid for services in 2024. Linus Health, Inc. reported $12.26 in payments in 2024, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1528142734
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 24, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 12, 2025
Certified by providerFeb 12, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000XMD60656543WA

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)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Opt-outOpted out Jan 1, 2025 – Jan 1, 2027
Can order and referYes
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients542
Services billed2,029 across 23 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$120,337

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)8,839 · 18,395 30-day fills
Patients885
Total drug cost$552,117
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolBaylor College of Medicine
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyGeriatric Medicine

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2024$12.26 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2024

CompanyAmountPayments
Linus Health, Inc.$12.261

What the 2024 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$12.26 · 1 payment

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

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