Tanuja A Karunakar, DO - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Oakland, CA

Tanuja A Karunakar, DO is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Oakland, California. Her current practice location is 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, California. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (510) 752-1000.

Tanuja A Karunakar is licensed to practice in California (license number 20A7961) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1679651442.

Contact Information

Tanuja A Karunakar, DO
275 W Macarthur Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94611-5641
(510) 752-1000
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameTanuja A Karunakar
GenderFemale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1679651442
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/03/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1355398769
  • Enrollment ID: I20050406001200

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Tanuja A Karunakar such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1679651442NPI-NPPES
00AX79610MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 20A7961 (California)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Tanuja A Karunakar allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NamePermanente Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073606299
PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225
Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Tanuja A Karunakar, DO
275 W Macarthur Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94611-5641

Ph: (510) 752-1000
Tanuja A Karunakar, DO
275 W Macarthur Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94611-5641

Ph: (510) 752-1000

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