Akihiko Saitoh M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1710040290 is registered to Akihiko Saitoh M.D., a Pediatric Infectious Diseases practising at 9500 Gilman Dr in La Jolla, California. Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Akihiko Saitoh M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Akihiko Saitoh M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Akihiko Saitoh M.D. directly at (858) 534-7258.
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Yes. NPI 1710040290 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (858) 534-7258.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Akihiko Saitoh M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.