Dr. Christopher W. Katsura, MD

Dr. Katsura practices at West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Katsura's NPI, 1568704914, was assigned on March 25, 2013. Dr. Katsura graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Katsura holds California license A132868.

Dr. Katsura's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center, at 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (213) 857-2201.

Dr. Katsura's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Katsura to 3 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Katsura practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Katsura's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Katsura is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Katsura's licenses on file in 15 states: California, Florida, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Arizona, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Missouri.

CMS data shows 25 Medicare services from Dr. Katsura across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 52 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,133 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 52 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Katsura in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Katsura's median patient age at 35, with 65% women.

In 2024, Dr. Katsura wrote 757 Medicare Part D claims for 569 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 509 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,008 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 562 claims across 24 drugs.

Dr. Katsura accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Katsura as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Katsura from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Daiichi Sankyo Inc. paid the most, $125.

Dr. Katsura graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Katsura is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.