Dr. Kanao Otsu, MD

  • Denver, CO
  • Allergist and immunologist
NPI1881748226PAC ID5395963417
Medicare services, 2024
208
Medicare patients, 2024
170
Part D claims, 2024
441
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
82
Practice address
1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206
Practice phone
Call (303) 388-4461
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Primary practice

National Jewish Health

Hospital · Denver, Colorado

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Dr. Kanao Otsu is an allergist and immunologist in Denver, Colorado

Dr. Otsu practices at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, part of National Jewish Health.

Dr. Otsu's NPI, 1881748226, was assigned on January 23, 2007. Dr. Otsu graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003. Dr. Otsu holds Colorado license 51382.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5395963417
NPI enumeration date
January 23, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(303) 388-4461
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kanao Otsu practices at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado

Dr. Otsu's primary practice is National Jewish Health, at 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206 in Denver County. The practice phone is (303) 388-4461.

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Dr. Kanao Otsu is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Otsu's primary practice is National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, part of National Jewish Health. Dr. Otsu is also affiliated with Foothills Hospital. The medical group on file is National Jewish Health. Dr. Otsu's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kanao Otsu's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
National Jewish HealthAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kanao Otsu is one of 78 allergists and immunologists in Colorado

Allergy and immunology is Dr. Otsu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207K00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Otsu's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Allergy and immunology, ColoradoPrimaryLicense 51382 · taxonomy 207K00000X
  • Pediatrics, MassachusettsLicense 221184 · taxonomy 208000000X

Allergists and immunologists near Dr. Otsu

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Dr. Kanao Otsu billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024

CMS data shows 208 Medicare services from Dr. Otsu across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,431 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024208
Medicare patients170
Paid by Medicare$23,431
Procedure codes5

Dr. Otsu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1222024: 18955%
Other services
2023: 02024: 19

Dr. Otsu compared with the Colorado median for allergists and immunologists, 2024

  • Dr. Otsu
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
208vs 1,20883% below
Medicare patients
170vs 14517% above
Part D claims
337vs 326Close to median

Medians across 66 allergists and immunologists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Otsu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kanao Otsu treated 170 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Otsu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 88 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have asthma. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Otsu's median patient age at 67, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 2024170
Average age70
Average risk score1.40
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Otsu's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Otsu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12473%
  • Men4627%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Otsu's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol68%
  2. Asthma61%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. COPD55%
  5. High blood pressure54%
  6. Mood disorders31%
  7. Ischemic heart disease30%
  8. Anxiety28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Otsu's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men34%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kanao Otsu wrote 441 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Otsu wrote 441 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 39% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 337 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $502,733 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 355 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024441
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$502,733
Part D patients70

Dr. Otsu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic174 claims39%
  • Brand-name267 claims61%

Dr. Otsu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3552024: 3375%

Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kanao Otsu scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Otsu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Otsu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Otsu as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Otsu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 82of 100Final score
  • 69.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 65of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Kanao Otsu has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Otsu in 2018. The most frequent topics are Immunoglobulin E and Peanut Hypersensitivity. Dr. Otsu's most frequent co-authors are Stephen C. Dreskin, MD, David M. Fleischer, MD and Erwin W. Gelfand, MD.

Papers4

Topics Dr. Otsu writes about most

  • Immunoglobulin E
  • Peanut Hypersensitivity

Dr. Otsu's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Otsu

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Kanao Otsu received $1,308 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Otsu from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $372.

General payments to Dr. Otsu by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Otsu the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kanao Otsu graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Otsu graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Kanao Otsu's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kanao Otsu's NPI number?

Dr. Kanao Otsu's NPI number is 1881748226. It was assigned on January 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kanao Otsu?

Dr. Kanao Otsu is an allergist and immunologist in Denver, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Allergy & Immunology Physician (taxonomy code 207K00000X).

Where does Dr. Kanao Otsu practice?

Dr. Otsu practices at 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206. Dr. Otsu's primary practice is National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, part of National Jewish Health.

What is Dr. Kanao Otsu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Otsu is (303) 388-4461.

What is Dr. Kanao Otsu's medical license number?

Dr. Otsu holds Colorado license 51382, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kanao Otsu been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Otsu in Colorado and Massachusetts.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kanao Otsu affiliated with?

Dr. Otsu practices at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Otsu is also affiliated with Foothills Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Kanao Otsu part of?

Dr. Otsu is linked to National Jewish Health.

Does Dr. Kanao Otsu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Otsu billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024, and Dr. Otsu accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kanao Otsu offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Otsu as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Kanao Otsu's MIPS score?

Dr. Otsu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kanao Otsu see?

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Otsu in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. Kanao Otsu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Otsu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Kanao Otsu go to medical school?

Dr. Otsu graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Kanao Otsu prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Otsu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Montelukast Sodium, Dupixent Pen and Dupixent Syringe.

Has Dr. Kanao Otsu received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,308 in general payments to Dr. Otsu from 7 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Kanao Otsu been practicing?

Dr. Otsu graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Kanao Otsu do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Otsu.

Who does Dr. Kanao Otsu publish with?

Dr. Otsu's most frequent co-authors are Stephen C. Dreskin, MD (2 shared papers), David M. Fleischer, MD (1 shared paper) and Erwin W. Gelfand, MD (1 shared paper).

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