Dr. Paul S. Takiguchi, MD

Dr. Takiguchi practices at Greg K Sakamoto MD in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dr. Takiguchi's NPI, 1134187602, was assigned on May 3, 2006. Dr. Takiguchi graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Takiguchi holds Hawaii license MD-5080.

Dr. Takiguchi's primary practice is Greg K Sakamoto MD, at 550 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813 in Honolulu County. The practice phone is (808) 447-7454.

Dr. Takiguchi's primary practice is Greg K Sakamoto MD in Honolulu, Hawaii. The medical group on file is Sakamoto Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Takiguchi to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Dermatology is Dr. Takiguchi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Takiguchi is licensed in Hawaii.

CMS data shows 425 Medicare services from Dr. Takiguchi across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 137 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,292 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 137 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Takiguchi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Takiguchi's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Takiguchi wrote 330 Medicare Part D claims for 89 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 209 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $203,912 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 95 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Takiguchi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Takiguchi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 160 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Takiguchi, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Takiguchi from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Galderma Laboratories, L.P. paid the most, $10,168.

Dr. Takiguchi graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1981.