NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ayele Biresaw Belachew

Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA

Ayele Biresaw Belachew is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1528949039, issued on Sep 10, 2025. Check the license (Washington MDCE.ML.70048417, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528949039
Name
Ayele Biresaw Belachew
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MDCE.ML.70048417 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
917 Pacific Ave Ste 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone
(253) 232-7495
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2025
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260202000283); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 917 Pacific Ave Ste 600

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  5. Charly Capps, FNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336087220
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Ayele Biresaw Belachew among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington

Ayele Biresaw Belachew 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 98% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 98% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Brodkin, MDTacoma, WA 984021083651004
  2. Maria Duran, M.D,Tacoma, WA 984021285655126
  3. James Fitz, MDTacoma, WA 984021447274352
  4. Jana Gasow, MDTacoma, WA 984021023211752
  5. Lawrence Gerstle, MDTacoma, WA 984021467473322
  6. Ashley Hamilton, D.O.Tacoma, WA 984021184851735
  7. Beth Hartquist Valdivia, MDTacoma, WA 984021952387920
  8. Arthur Jhnson, MDTacoma, WA 984021780919845

Common questions

What is Ayele Biresaw Belachew's NPI number?

Ayele Biresaw Belachew's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528949039, issued on Sep 10, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ayele Biresaw Belachew located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Pacific Ave Ste 600, Tacoma, WA, 98402. Phone: (253) 232-7495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ayele Biresaw Belachew's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MDCE.ML.70048417, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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