Dr. Al V. Taira, MD

Dr. Taira practices at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Taira's NPI, 1346322567, was assigned on October 19, 2006. Dr. Taira graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Taira holds California license A111479.

Dr. Taira's primary practice is Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, at 1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (650) 696-5400.

Dr. Taira's primary practice is Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Taira is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.

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

Radiation oncology is Dr. Taira's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Taira is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Taira's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Washington.

Dmand AI lists bladder cancer radiation, bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, brain tumor radiation, breast cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI, colorectal cancer radiation and head & neck cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Taira treats.

CMS data shows 4,623 Medicare services from Dr. Taira across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 307 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $385,139 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Taira in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.70, 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. Taira's median patient age at 74, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Taira wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims for 74 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 84 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,303 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 76 claims across 5 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 46 papers to Dr. Taira, published from 2008 to 2021. 2009 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms, Brachytherapy and Analysis of Variance. Dr. Taira has published most often in Brachytherapy. Dr. Taira's most frequent co-authors are Brian J. Davis, MD, Paul L. Nguyen, MD and Sameer R. Keole, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Taira from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $270.

Dr. Taira graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Taira is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.