Benjamin Zerngast, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Tacoma, WA
Benjamin Zerngast, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1134157159, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00038551, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Zerngast
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD00038551 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-6625
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8254195 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040121000866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Zerngast in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00038551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $119.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Zerngast among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington
Benjamin Zerngast, MD is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% 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 · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207L00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 150 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Zerngast, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Zerngast, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134157159, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Zerngast, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-6625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Zerngast, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00038551, 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. 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.