Dr. Charlene Vimala Kakimoto, MD

Dr. Kakimoto practices at Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, California, part of Sharp HealthCare.

Dr. Kakimoto's NPI, 1053382044, was assigned on January 30, 2006. Dr. Kakimoto graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Kakimoto holds California license A82481.

Dr. Kakimoto's primary practice is Sharp Coronado Hospital, at 250 Prospect Place, Coronado, CA 92118 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 435-6251.

Dr. Kakimoto's primary practice is Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, California, part of Sharp HealthCare. The medical group on file is Coronado Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kakimoto to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kakimoto practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Kakimoto's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Kakimoto is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kakimoto's licenses on file in 15 states: California, Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Alaska.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, facial skin infection and itchy rashes among the conditions Dr. Kakimoto treats.

CMS data shows 39,897 Medicare services from Dr. Kakimoto across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 610 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $480,973 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 610 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kakimoto in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 257 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kakimoto's median patient age at 78, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kakimoto wrote 386 Medicare Part D claims for 161 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 297 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,547 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 175 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kakimoto for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kakimoto accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,957 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Kakimoto, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Kakimoto in 2012. Dr. Kakimoto's most frequent co-authors are Edith Rachel Lederman, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Kline Satter, MD, MPH, MS and Drake Hamilton Tilley, MD, Mph&tm.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Kakimoto from 5 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. LEO Pharma Inc. paid the most, $95.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kakimoto.

Dr. Kakimoto graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Kakimoto is a member of AAD.

Dr. Kakimoto is in network with 5 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.