NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D.

Urology Physician · Tacoma, WA

Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1235210493, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00048998, 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
1235210493
Name
Douglas E. Sutherland
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
MD00048998 WA
MD035545 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3124 S 19TH St, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 301-5100
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080715000142); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3124 S 19TH St

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

  1. David Coons, DOSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1215956024
  2. Leaza Dierwechter, M.D.Surgery Physician1598734592
  3. Richard Gilbert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366451825
  4. Daniel Ginsberg, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841303740
  5. Mark Mariani, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1972581114
  6. Kimberley Marin, ARNPNurse Practitioner1083052583

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

201 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Douglas Sutherland201
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl48 claims
  2. Finasteride28 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er21 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl14 claims
  5. Oxybutynin Chloride13 claims
  6. Methenamine Hippurate11 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: $10,762.28

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Sutherland$10,762
  2. Specialty average$3,800

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

  1. Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA

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

Douglas E. Sutherland among 335 urology physician records in Washington

Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D. is one of 335 urology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 224 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 208800000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Washington

There are 335 urology physician records in Washington.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Dean, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051114943123
  2. Michael Deberardinis, MDTacoma, WA 984051073618419
  3. Robert Finnerty, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051235124793
  4. Christopher Harris, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051740345180
  5. Craig Iriye, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051558420596
  6. Richard Johnston, MDTacoma, WA 984051477839066
  7. Victor Kiesling, MDTacoma, WA 984051740362136
  8. Francis Kim, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051215070297

Common questions

What is Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235210493, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3124 S 19TH St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 301-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00048998, 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 E. Sutherland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas E. Sutherland, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.