NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bellevue, WA

Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bellevue, Washington, and NPI 1952565269, issued on Jul 16, 2008. Check the license (Washington MD60471532, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952565269
Name
Colleen Christina Kniffin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD60471532 WA
53057 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1035 116TH Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone
(425) 688-5100
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140721002018); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2008
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1035 116TH Ave NE

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

  1. Stanley Abramski, MDPsychiatry Physician1245255181
  2. Shelley Agricola, MDAnesthesiology Physician1659328326
  3. Michael Ames, MDHospitalist Physician1255622643
  4. Christopher Andersen, MDHospitalist Physician1558371971
  5. Colin Andrews, MDAnesthesiology Physician1124482054
  6. Randall Baker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1942240528

Verify Colleen Christina Kniffin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
    Search for license MD60471532
    Check the board
  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
Open the Washington license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colleen Kniffin103
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt12 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): 77.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score99.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%24.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Puget Sound Physicians PLLCBellevue, WA

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

Colleen Christina Kniffin among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington

Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Washington

There are 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yancy Bellis, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041154357127
  2. Daniel Burian, MDBellevue, WA 980041689788457
  3. Enrique Enguidanos, MDBellevue, WA 980041821041435
  4. Eric Friedland, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041265471817
  5. Gary Henkel, MDBellevue, WA 980041336160571
  6. Bradford Kilcline, MDBellevue, WA 980041437252442
  7. Julie McCormick, DOBellevue, WA 980041962410050
  8. Jehangir Meer, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041699729087

Common questions

What is Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD's NPI number?

Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952565269, issued on Jul 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 116TH Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004. Phone: (425) 688-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD60471532, 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 Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Colleen Christina Kniffin, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.1 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.