David Tristan Markel, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
David Tristan Markel, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1376839555, issued on Jun 25, 2011. Check the license (Washington MD60461984, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Tristan Markel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD60461984 WA
MD449885 PA
MT199355 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 403-8327
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140902000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Tristan Markel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60461984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 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
- Seattle Emergency Physicians Services Inc PSSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Tristan Markel among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
David Tristan Markel, M.D. 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 167 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is David Tristan Markel, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Tristan Markel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376839555, issued on Jun 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Tristan Markel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 403-8327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Tristan Markel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60461984, 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 David Tristan Markel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Tristan Markel, M.D. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.