NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD

Surgery Physician · Hillsboro, OR

Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hillsboro, Oregon, and NPI 1437654019, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (Oregon MD217238, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437654019
Name
Catherine Lillian Wetzel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD217238 OR
MD61461261 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2875 NE Stucki Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone
(800) 813-2000
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230929003142); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2018
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 2875 NE Stucki Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kayla AlamilloPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1558946822
  2. Misha Anderson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1063850881
  3. Valentina Antonova, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760642565
  4. Fadi Balla, MDSurgery Physician1255626016
  5. Amy Barnes, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053534313
  6. Sydney Beatty, MDOtolaryngology Physician1639795966

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

167 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Wetzel167
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt49 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl48 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestHillsboro, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Catherine Lillian Wetzel among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon

Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD is one of 524 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Oregon

There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fadi Balla, MDHillsboro, OR 971241255626016
  2. Catharina Hoeksema, MDHillsboro, OR 971241144285727
  3. Charles Irish, M.D.Hillsboro, OR 971241285667170
  4. Chris Lee, MDHillsboro, OR 971241902021280
  5. Robert Cahn, M.D.Hillsboro, OR 971231821110065
  6. Patrick O'Leary, M.D.Hillsboro, OR 971231194774547
  7. William Johnson, M.D.McMinnville, OR 971281750350971
  8. Katie Johnson, MDMcMinnville, OR 971281962866293

Common questions

What is Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD's NPI number?

Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437654019, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2875 NE Stucki Ave, Hillsboro, OR, 97124. Phone: (800) 813-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD217238, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Lillian Wetzel, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.