Ismaila Tunkara
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Burien, WA
Ismaila Tunkara is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Burien, Washington, and NPI 1225550288, issued on Jul 12, 2017. Check the license (Washington AP61478860, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ismaila Tunkara
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- AP61478860 WA
RN60271959 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1043 SW 152ND St., Burien, WA 98166
- Phone
- (206) 690-3800
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ismaila Tunkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP61478860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
793 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate65 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Mirtazapine39 claims
- Aripiprazole37 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate35 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: $21.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ismaila Tunkara among 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington
Ismaila Tunkara is one of 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 67% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Burien
They are 17 of the 1,342 NPPES records with a practice address in Burien, and 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Malia Alexander, ARNPBurien, WA 981661649689761
- Abebe BeleteBurien, WA 981661871131151
- Diane Bunch, ARNPBurien, WA 981661609320613
- Kari Cunningham-Rosvik, ARNPBurien, WA 981661538252069
- Erin Delsol-McIntire, ARNPBurien, WA 981661609329721
- Lynda Lee, ARNPBurien, WA 981661356519789
- Richard Lewallen, PMHNP-BCBurien, WA 981661235951070
- Caitlin Margitan, PMHNPBurien, WA 981661023566015
Common questions
What is Ismaila Tunkara's NPI number?
Ismaila Tunkara's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225550288, issued on Jul 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ismaila Tunkara located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1043 SW 152ND St., Burien, WA, 98166. Phone: (206) 690-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ismaila Tunkara's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP61478860, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ismaila Tunkara prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ismaila Tunkara had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.