Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Tacoma, WA
Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1851489827, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00040969, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth A. Lien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD00040969 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1624 South I Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 428-8700
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 627-0714
- Medicaid ID
- 8325169 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100208000676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1624 South I Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David McEniry, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1205924412
Verify Elizabeth A. Lien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00040969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
598 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate53 claims
- Biktarvy46 claims
- Genvoya41 claims
- Isoniazid36 claims
- Rifampin36 claims
- Amoxicillin35 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupLakewood, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth A. Lien among 263 infectious disease physician records in Washington
Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D. is one of 263 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 77% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 263 infectious disease physician records in Washington.
All 263 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Fraser, MDTacoma, WA 984051932187663
- Roumen Iordanov, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051386006518
- Jolie Keenan, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051407236417
- Leslie Linares-Hengen, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051750565743
- Peter Marsh, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051538257860
- David McEniry, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051205924412
- Ramona Popa, MDTacoma, WA 984051730278623
- Mark Schomogyi, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051407848559
Common questions
What is Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851489827, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1624 South I Street, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 428-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00040969, 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 Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth A. Lien, M.D. had 598 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.