James Alton Sebesta, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
James Alton Sebesta, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1619004918, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00042222, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alton Sebesta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00042222 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2202 South Cedar St #300/#200, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 301-5280
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080611000787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2202 South Cedar St #300/#200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Alton Sebesta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00042222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 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: $1,795.42
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alton Sebesta among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
James Alton Sebesta, 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Acierno, MDTacoma, WA 984051841398534
- Gerald Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051770665309
- Norman Burns, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051295707214
- John Chappell, MDTacoma, WA 984051134144967
- Eugene Cho, MDTacoma, WA 984051851301568
- Leaza Dierwechter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051598734592
- Thomas Ferrer, MDTacoma, WA 984051053344671
- Paul Inouye, MDTacoma, WA 984051427073865
Common questions
What is James Alton Sebesta, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Alton Sebesta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619004918, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alton Sebesta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2202 South Cedar St #300/#200, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 301-5280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alton Sebesta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00042222, 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 James Alton Sebesta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alton Sebesta, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; 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.