Individual provider Active NPI

Richard J Taraska, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Long Beach, CA
National Provider Identifier
1801835376
Registry record updated Jul 13, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
A55689 Issued in CA
Practice address
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806-1737
Phone
(562) 933-2000
Fax
(818) 587-2493
NPI assigned
Jun 6, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X A55689 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806-1737

Mailing address

PO Box 1490
Long Beach, CA 90801-1490
Phone (888) 237-1803

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
00A556890MedicaidCA
00A556890OtherCABLUE SHIELD

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
A55689CAMDEmergency Medicine Physician

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1801835376",
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        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 1490",
            "city": "LONG BEACH",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "908011490",
            "telephone_number": "888-237-1803",
            "fax_number": "818-587-2493"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2801 ATLANTIC AVE",
            "city": "LONG BEACH",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "908061737",
            "telephone_number": "562-933-2000",
            "fax_number": "818-587-2493"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "TARASKA",
        "first_name": "RICHARD",
        "middle_name": "J",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-06",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Emergency Medicine",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A55689",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "00A556890",
            "state": "CA"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BLUE SHIELD",
            "identifier": "00A556890",
            "state": "CA"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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