Alex W. Cantafio, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
Alex W. Cantafio, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1235184656, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Washington 60067814, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex W. Cantafio
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License numbers
- 60067814 WA
01083446A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1003 S 5TH St Ste 1P, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 403-6825
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- Fax
- (253) 864-2847
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090702000063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest transplant surgery physician records → All 17 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Verify Alex W. Cantafio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 60067814Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,868.78
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was OrganOx Ltd. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex W. Cantafio among 17 transplant surgery physician records in Washington
Alex W. Cantafio, MD is one of 17 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 17 transplant surgery physician records in Washington.
All 17 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Hendele, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951376962654
- Yong Kwon, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951295996205
- Adam Levy, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951104987387
- James PerkinsSeattle, WA 981951548345366
- Stephen Rayhill, MDSeattle, WA 981951063420586
- Jorge ReyesSeattle, WA 981951376621730
- Lena Sibulesky, MDSeattle, WA 981951316014574
- Austin Spitzer, MDSeattle, WA 981951790904530
Common questions
What is Alex W. Cantafio, MD's NPI number?
Alex W. Cantafio, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235184656, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex W. Cantafio, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1003 S 5TH St Ste 1P, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 403-6825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex W. Cantafio, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60067814, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alex W. Cantafio, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex W. Cantafio, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.