Curtis Papenfuss, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Moses Lake, WA
Curtis Papenfuss, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Moses Lake, Washington, and NPI 1891258331, issued on Apr 11, 2019. Check the license (Washington MD61261333, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curtis Papenfuss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD61261333 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837
- Phone
- (509) 793-9780
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2026
- Fax
- (509) 764-3246
- Medicaid ID
- 2253039 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230823003797); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Curtis Papenfuss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61261333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium121 claims
- Gabapentin113 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl50 claims
- Omeprazole47 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: $1,518.99
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Grant County Public Hospital District 1Moses Lake, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Curtis Papenfuss among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Curtis Papenfuss, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Moses Lake
They are 42 of the 901 NPPES records with a practice address in Moses Lake, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Curtis Papenfuss, MD's NPI number?
Curtis Papenfuss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891258331, issued on Apr 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curtis Papenfuss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA, 98837. Phone: (509) 793-9780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curtis Papenfuss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61261333, 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 Curtis Papenfuss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curtis Papenfuss, MD had 1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.