Dr. Tonny Tanus, MD

Dr. Tanus practices at Kern Allergy Medical Clinic, Inc. in Bakersfield, California.

Dr. Tanus' NPI, 1740351873, was assigned on November 12, 2006. Dr. Tanus graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1989. Dr. Tanus holds California license G079901.

Dr. Tanus' primary practice is Kern Allergy Medical Clinic, Inc., at 9900 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 327-9693.

Dr. Tanus' primary practice is Kern Allergy Medical Clinic, Inc. in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Tanus is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is Kern Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanus to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tanus practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Allergy and immunology is Dr. Tanus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207K00000X. Dr. Tanus is board certified in allergy & immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dmand AI has Dr. Tanus' licenses on file in 4 states: California, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, asthma, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, hives and immune deficiency disease among the conditions Dr. Tanus treats.

CMS data shows 25,041 Medicare services from Dr. Tanus across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 517 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $263,783 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 517 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 269 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tanus' median patient age at 21, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Tanus wrote 967 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 785 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $291,066 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 774 claims across 27 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Tanus for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Tanus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Tanus, published from 2021 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Double-Blind Method, Chronic Urticaria and Histamine H1 Antagonists. Dr. Tanus' most frequent co-authors are Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, Tom W. Chu, MD and Joshua Mark Galanter, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 730 general payments to Dr. Tanus from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $61,130. It also lists 18 research payments totaling $2,489 in 2025.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Tanus, most recently Top Doctors:LA Area in 2013.

Dr. Tanus graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1989.

Dr. Tanus is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.