
Maximiliano A Tamae Kakazu, MD
Pulmonology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAffiliations
- Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals
- Corewell Health Reed City Hospital
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
About Maximiliano A Tamae Kakazu
About the Provider
Dr. Tamae Kakazu is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
His clinical interests are COPD/asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, sleep disorders and narcolepsy.
Dr. Tamae Kakazu is fluent in Spanish.
LGBTQIA+ Safe & Affirming
To earn the "Safe and Affirming" designation, providers individually complete an online training program which includes modules developed by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center. For more information, click here.
Locations
- Corewell Health Pulmonology - 4100 Lake Dr SE
- 4100 Lake Drive Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Get Directions
- phone: 616-267-8244
- fax: 616-267-7272
- Corewell Health Sleep Disorders Clinic - 4100 Lake Dr SE
- 4100 Lake Drive Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Get Directions
- phone: 616-391-3759
- fax: 616-391-3052
- Zeeland Physicians (Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine)
- 8333 Felch Street, Suite 100, Zeeland, MI 49464
- Get Directions
- phone: 616-267-8244
- fax: 616-267-7272
- Corewell Health Pulmonology - 705 S Greenville West Dr
- 705 South Greenville West Drive, Suite 202, Greenville, MI 48838
- Get Directions
- phone: 616-267-8244
- fax: 616-267-7272
Experience
Education
- Fellowship: University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine, Sleep Medicine, 2013
- Fellowship: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2012
- Residency: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Internal Medicine, 2009
- Medical School: Universidad Nacional de Rosario Facultad de Medicina, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 2002
Board Certifications
- Sleep Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2013
- Critical Care Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
- Pulmonary Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009
Insurance
- Aetna/Cofinity
- Align Senior Care MI
- BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus Blue
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS Traditional
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Care Network Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross Complete
- Cigna
- Coventry First Health
- HAP/ASR
- Humana Military (Tricare East)
- McLaren Commercial
- McLaren Medicaid
- McLaren Medicare Advantage
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Meridian AmBetter
- Meridian Complete (MI Health LINK) Dual Eligible
- Meridian Medicaid
- Molina Medicaid/MiChild/Marketplace (Health Plus)
- Molina Medicare
- Priority Health Choice Medicaid
- Priority Health HMO/PPO
- Priority Health Medicare Advantage
- Railroad Medicare
- Trinity Health Plan of MI
- UHC/Optum (VA Community Care Network)
- UM Health Plan
- United Health Care Commercial
- United Health Care Dual Complete
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
28 ratings, 12 reviewsCorewell Health is committed to delivering high-quality and compassionate care. These ratings and reviews are transparent patient feedback collected via survey following a provider care experience that asks patients and families about the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/7/2026
Explained everything well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/1/2025
He is very kind and explained the next steps and offered some additional help
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/22/2025
He makes the visit pleasant.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/8/2025
Kind and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/18/2025
He is kind, listens, explains, cares
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/4/2025
Dr. Max has a very nice quality about him.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/26/2025
Have known for many years - all OK
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/24/2025
Thank you
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/24/2025
He was concerned and caring.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/14/2025
Everything went great.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/11/2025
Very kind, and listen to what I had to say.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/6/2025
He deeply cares about my well being!