April Stempien-Otero, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Seattle, WA
April Stempien-Otero, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1326176330, issued on Mar 1, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00031926, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Stempien-Otero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- MD00031926 WA
M-16929 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 520-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2025
- Fax
- (206) 598-4669
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230126000531); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify April Stempien-Otero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00031926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,236 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol89 claims
- Entresto85 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate72 claims
- Tacrolimus69 claims
- Losartan Potassium57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $597.48
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 2 group practices
- Kootenai Health IncOrofino, ID
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April Stempien-Otero among 22 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Washington
April Stempien-Otero, MD is one of 22 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1997 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Washington
There are 22 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Washington.
All 22 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Cheng, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951548423502
- Todd Dardas, MDSeattle, WA 981951184647711
- Daniel Fishbein, MDSeattle, WA 981951255455879
- Wayne LevySeattle, WA 981951679663538
- Shin Lin, MD, PHD, MHSSeattle, WA 981951609095637
- Elina Minami, MDSeattle, WA 981951831274646
- Poorna Pushkala Natarajan, M.B.B.SSeattle, WA 981951679915888
- Kevin O'BrienSeattle, WA 981951205926169
Common questions
What is April Stempien-Otero, MD's NPI number?
April Stempien-Otero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326176330, issued on Mar 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Stempien-Otero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 520-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Stempien-Otero, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00031926, 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 April Stempien-Otero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April Stempien-Otero, MD had 1,236 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is April Stempien-Otero, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.