John R. Van Buskirk, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
John R. Van Buskirk, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1124046404, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Washington OP00000988, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Van Buskirk
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OP00000988 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 403-2900
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040701000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John R. Van Buskirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license OP00000988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
John R. Van Buskirk among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
John R. Van Buskirk, DO is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 363 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is John R. Van Buskirk, DO's NPI number?
John R. Van Buskirk, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124046404, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Van Buskirk, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 403-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Van Buskirk, DO's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OP00000988, 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.
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.