Dr. Kenta Nakamura, MD

Dr. Nakamura practices at Seattle VA Medical Center - Behavioral Health in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Nakamura's NPI, 1841510310, was assigned on June 8, 2010. Dr. Nakamura graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Nakamura holds Washington license MD60640463.

Dr. Nakamura's primary practice is Seattle VA Medical Center - Behavioral Health, at 1660 South Columbian Way Mail Stop S-116-ATC, Seattle, WA 98108. The practice phone is (206) 277-3318.

Dr. Nakamura's primary practice is Seattle VA Medical Center - Behavioral Health in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Nakamura is also affiliated with UW Medical Center - Montlake. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nakamura to 2 more hospitals and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Nakamura's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Nakamura is licensed in Washington.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty among the conditions Dr. Nakamura treats.

CMS data shows 57 Medicare services from Dr. Nakamura across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 39 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,243 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 39 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nakamura in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.11, 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. Nakamura's median patient age at 68, with 28% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nakamura wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $154 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Nakamura accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 35 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Nakamura, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Nakamura, published from 2010 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Cell Differentiation, Myocytes, Cardiac and Stents. Dr. Nakamura has published most often in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Nakamura's most frequent co-authors are David M. Dudzinski, MD, James M. McCabe, MD and Creighton W. Don, MD, PhD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Nakamura to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Angina Pectoris and Chest Pain.

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Nakamura from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 30% of the total. BTG International, Inc. paid the most, $5,025.

Dr. Nakamura graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2010.