NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Michael Gifford, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA

Joseph Michael Gifford, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1477729283, issued on May 1, 2008. Check the license (Washington MD00019227, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477729283
Name
Joseph Michael Gifford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD00019227 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone
(206) 332-5146
Enumerated
May 1, 2008
Record last updated
May 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(206) 287-5493
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Gifford11
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Joseph Michael Gifford among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington

Joseph Michael Gifford, MD is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Washington

There are 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bohonos, MDSeattle, WA 981011497792741
  2. David Dabell, MDSeattle, WA 981011295844231
  3. David Frank, MDSeattle, WA 981011497774723
  4. Marina Furtado, MDSeattle, WA 981011568572410
  5. Jacob Heller, MDSeattle, WA 981011598789505
  6. G Johnson, MDSeattle, WA 981011154370526
  7. John Lacambra, MDSeattle, WA 981011043312614
  8. Joshua Michael, MDSeattle, WA 981011407941859

Common questions

What is Joseph Michael Gifford, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Michael Gifford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477729283, issued on May 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Michael Gifford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: (206) 332-5146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Michael Gifford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00019227, 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 Joseph Michael Gifford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Michael Gifford, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.