Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · La Conner, WA
Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Conner, Washington, and NPI 1255568366, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD61304014, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bennett Wayne Pafford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD61304014 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 528 Myrtle Street, La Conner, WA 98257
- Phone
- (360) 446-3136
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2024
- Fax
- (360) 466-0107
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240612001545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bennett Wayne Pafford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61304014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,001 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium43 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl43 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Lisinopril26 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Select Outpatient Services IncGlenview, IL
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bennett Wayne Pafford among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in La Conner
They are 1 of the 83 NPPES records with a practice address in La Conner, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255568366, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 528 Myrtle Street, La Conner, WA, 98257. Phone: (360) 446-3136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61304014, 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 Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D. had 1,001 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bennett Wayne Pafford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.