Charles W. Drescher, MD
Specialist · Seattle, WA
Charles W. Drescher, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1710939855, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00026438, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles W. Drescher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD00026438 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone
- (206) 215-3200
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 215-6570
- Medicaid ID
- 1053610 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050114000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles W. Drescher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license MD00026438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
313 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prochlorperazine Maleate31 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl23 claims
- Dexamethasone20 claims
- Megestrol Acetate19 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Zejula19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles W. Drescher among 2,609 specialist records in Washington
Charles W. Drescher, MD is one of 2,609 specialist records with a practice address in Washington. 4% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1990 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 92% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Washington
There are 2,609 specialist records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Charles W. Drescher, MD's NPI number?
Charles W. Drescher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710939855, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles W. Drescher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 215-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles W. Drescher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00026438, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles W. Drescher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles W. Drescher, MD had 313 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.