John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D,
Hospitalist Physician · Seattle, WA
John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D, is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1457746539, issued on Apr 5, 2015. Check the license (Washington MD60875671, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Sharif Van Taunay
- Credential
- M.D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD60875671 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 520-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1457746539 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181212003488); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Sharif Van Taunay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60875671Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
461 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate58 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Eliquis27 claims
- Carvedilol26 claims
- Spironolactone26 claims
- Jardiance19 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: $404.08
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Sharif Van Taunay among 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington
John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D, is one of 793 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Washington. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Washington
There are 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington.
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- Jesse Levin, MDSeattle, WA 981951356579916
Common questions
What is John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D,'s NPI number?
John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457746539, issued on Apr 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 520-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D,'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60875671, 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 John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Sharif Van Taunay, M.D, had 461 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.