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Donald Gullickson, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician in Bellingham, Washington.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 17,061 in Gastroenterology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
838
Medicare Part D claims · 375 beneficiaries · Gastroenterology Physician avg: 848
Generic prescribing
81%
generic claims · 19% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
87.2/100
▲ 4 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Donald Gullickson, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 838 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

87.2/100
MIPS score · +4 vs avg
838
Part D claims, 2024
81%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Donald Gullickson, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1275775058), first enumerated 03/25/2009.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 838 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: WMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1275775058 · Gastroenterology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1275775058
  • ENUM-MID 2009
  • TAX-MID 17K Gastroenterology Physician
  • MIPS-ABOVE 87.2/100
  • RX-LIGHT 838
  • BOOK-THIN 448 in Washington
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ira Stein, M. D. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

87 ≥ 52nd percentile 52% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Donald Gullickson, M.D. sits

This provider among gastroenterology physician peers

Across the 5,560 gastroenterology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Donald Gullickson, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 54% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 56% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Donald Gullickson, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 54 · MIPS quality, percentile: 56
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one gastroenterology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Donald Gullickson, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Donald Gullickson, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Donald Gullickson, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/25/2009

NPI 1275775058

Primary specialty

Gastroenterology Physician

Mid-sized

17,061 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

838 1% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 848

MIPS final score

87.2/100 3.7 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Gastroenterology Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers
Mental Health Counselor8.5%Massage Therapist6.4%Counselor5.7%Behavior Technician4.7%Pharmacist3.8%Physical Therapist3.6%Gastroenterology Physician0.2%
Largest specialties in Washington (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Gastroenterology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
87.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%87.2%
MIPS final score (Gastroenterology Physician) - 87.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

3111 WOBURN ST STE 201
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 734-1420

Provider Details

NPI 1275775058
Specialty Gastroenterology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/25/2009

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

87.2059
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
57.353
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Donald Gullickson, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Northwest Gastroenterology Professional LLC
Bellingham, WA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Donald Gullickson, M.D.. To verify Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Donald Gullickson, M.D. - brand share 19.0%
Gastroenterology Physician average

19% brand-name claims vs 81% generic, on 838 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

838
Total Claims
$114K
Total Drug Cost
375
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,408.433
Total Day Supply
33,303
Brand vs Generic
19% brand / 81% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$77K
Generic Drug Cost
$37K
Antibiotic Claims
23

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.89
Gender Split
46% female / 54% male
Age Distribution
<65: 31, 65-74: 209, 75-84: 123, 85+: 12

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Donald Gullickson, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf
Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates
233
Omeprazole
 164
Pantoprazole Sodium
 83
Rabeprazole Sodium
 30
Mesalamine
 25
Sucralfate
 24
Peg 3350-Electrolyte
Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg
22
Ursodiol
 21
Azathioprine
 20
Amitriptyline Hcl
 16

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Gastroenterology Physician Overview

How Donald Gullickson, M.D. fits within the Gastroenterology Physician landscape nationally.

17,061
Gastroenterology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Gastroenterology Physician
848
Avg Claims per Provider

Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s 838 claims are below the specialty average of 848.

Nationwide Gastroenterology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Gullickson, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (87.2 here).

Ira Stein 87.2 TN Dipti Sagar 87.2 CA Paul Sanchez 87.2 CA Anita Spiess 87.2 AZ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Ismet Lukolic Seaford, DE Mark Brewster Watford City, ND Veeral Oza Greenville, SC Amir Prushani Philadelphia, PA

Nearby Gastroenterology Physician Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gullickson.

One of 448 Gastroenterology Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.

Abimbola Adike
Poulsbo, WA
Dr. Abhishek Agarwal
MD
Puyallup, WA
Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal
M.D.
Bellevue, WA
Dr. Sanjay Agrawal
M.D.
Tacoma, WA
Dr. Ehsaan Akhtar
MD
Kirkland, WA

Compare Gastroenterology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D. specializes in Gastroenterology Physician and practices in Bellingham, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Donald Gullickson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Donald Gullickson, M.D. wrote 838 Medicare Part D claims totaling $114K in drug costs for 375 beneficiaries.
What is Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 87.2/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 57.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Donald Gullickson, M.D. located? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D. is located at 3111 WOBURN ST STE 201, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Phone: (360) 734-1420.
What is Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275775058, issued on 03/25/2009.
Does Donald Gullickson, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s prescribing is 19% brand-name and 81% generic drugs by claim count, with $77K in brand drug costs.
How many Gastroenterology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 17,061 Gastroenterology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Gastroenterology Physician provider writes 848 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Donald Gullickson, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Donald Gullickson, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 838 Part D claims and 375 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Donald Gullickson, M.D.'s NPI is 1275775058 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.