Kari Kakazu, MD

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Kari Kakazu, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Most frequent services

1. Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure (88341)1,073 services
2. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity (88305)800 services
3. Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure (88342)386 services
4. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity (88307)153 services
5. Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual (88360)136 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

• High blood pressure75%
• High cholesterol75%
• Arthritis43%
• Chronic kidney disease37%
• Diabetes36%
• Cancer (breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, endometrial or leukemia/lymphoma)35%

Hospitals where Kari Kakazu works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Kari Kakazu at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

• City of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGoodyear, AZ · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 4 of 5 stars · Emergency services: not listed by Medicare · CCN 030138
• John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 4 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 050496
• John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 2 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 050180

Practice locations

Addresses where Kari Kakazu is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• 14200 W Celebrate Life WayGoodyear, AZ 85338 (623) 207‑3000
• 2540 E StConcord, CA 94520 (925) 682‑8200
• 399 Taylor Blvd, Suite 200Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (925) 270‑3575

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Kari Kakazu as a member of these groups (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• City of Hope Medical Group of Arizona LLC160 clinicians in the group
• Contra Costa Pathology Associates7 clinicians in the group

Specialties

• Pathologyprimary

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Other pathologists in Goodyear

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Goodyear, AZ — not a recommendation.

• Arti Easwar, MD
• Soe Htet Arker, MD
• Ikjot Bhutani, MD
• Deepa Bassi, MD

All pathologists in Goodyear →

Other clinicians in City of Hope Medical Group of Arizona LLC

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

• Douglas Kelly, MD
• Grace L. Blissell, NP
• Mazen Khattab, MD
• Yousef M. Janajreh, MD
• Karen Taylor, PA
• Sumana Veeravelli, MD

Clinician information

Most corrections must be made at the source: clinicians update their NPI Registry record (NPPES) and their Medicare enrollment (PECOS); this page follows the next data release.

Sources

1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians