Amir Aref
Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Amir Aref is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1063522126, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00038017, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amir Aref
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00038017 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9600 Veterans Dr SW, Tacoma, WA 98493
- Phone
- (253) 582-8440
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071205000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9600 Veterans Dr SW
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Verify Amir Aref in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00038017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,941 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium884 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium588 claims
- Eliquis488 claims
- Gabapentin394 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate324 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate303 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Blue Med IncTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amir Aref among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Amir Aref is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 262 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Amir Aref's NPI number?
Amir Aref's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063522126, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amir Aref located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9600 Veterans Dr SW, Tacoma, WA, 98493. Phone: (253) 582-8440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amir Aref's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00038017, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amir Aref prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amir Aref had 12,941 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.