Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Tacoma, WA
Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1659356707, issued on Dec 13, 2005. Check the license (Washington 025804 AP30005427, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Lorraine Fischer
- Credential
- ARNP CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License numbers
- 025804 AP30005427 WA
025801 RN00074180 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6002 N Westgate Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98406
- Phone
- (253) 761-2244
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 761-1040
- Medicaid ID
- 9300435 WA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Lorraine Fischer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 025804 AP30005427Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Joan Lorraine Fischer among 528 advanced practice midwife records in Washington
Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM is one of 528 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Washington. 43% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 43% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 32% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Washington
There are 528 advanced practice midwife records in Washington.
All 528 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashley Cummings, CNM, ARNPTacoma, WA 984061093013773
- Meghan De LucaTacoma, WA 984061861934135
- Cedar Durfee, MSN, ARNP, CNM, CLCTacoma, WA 984061124357694
- Lynn Griffin, CNMTacoma, WA 984061336556422
- Bernadette Hillson, CNM, ARNPTacoma, WA 984061205801958
- Lynn Langsford, ARNP CNMTacoma, WA 984061497732309
- Sylvia Wood, ARNP CNMTacoma, WA 984061245305259
- Kensie Blodgett, CNMTacoma, WA 984051134833791
Common questions
What is Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM's NPI number?
Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659356707, issued on Dec 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6002 N Westgate Blvd, Tacoma, WA, 98406. Phone: (253) 761-2244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 025804 AP30005427, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Lorraine Fischer, ARNP CNM had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.