NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA

Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, and NPI 1255866869, issued on Apr 21, 2017. Check the license (Washington 60915248, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255866869
Name
Douglas Ryan Morte
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
60915248 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9040 Fitzsimmons Dr, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98431
Phone
(253) 968-4184
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230814001217); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2017
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.
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Also registered at 9040 Fitzsimmons Dr

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

  1. Carl BarnesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316313216
  2. David BarryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073930368
  3. Patrick Bedard, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1396246823
  4. Lynn BreckenridgeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467732818
  5. Kira BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073941431
  6. Ross Candelore, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1104327527

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Douglas Morte24
  2. Specialty average147

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 2 group practices

  1. Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
  2. Multicare Health SystemGig Harbor, WA

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

Douglas Ryan Morte among 791 surgery physician records in Washington

Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D. is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Washington

There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Benavides, MDTacoma, WA 984311184829897
  2. Preston Carter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311730232968
  3. Samuel Echaure, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311164520920
  4. William Eggebroten, MDTacoma, WA 984311346394574
  5. Dean Fellabaum, MDTacoma, WA 984311669440483
  6. Joseph Homann, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311013988203
  7. William Ketchum, MDTacoma, WA 984311063917631
  8. Seth Miller, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311497952691

Common questions

What is Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255866869, issued on Apr 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9040 Fitzsimmons Dr, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA, 98431. Phone: (253) 968-4184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 60915248, 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 Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Ryan Morte, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.