Karin Gunther, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Karin Gunther, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1396921938, issued on Jan 14, 2008. Check the license (Washington MD60145600, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karin Gunther
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD60145600 WA
048071 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 17TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
- Phone
- (206) 320-2111
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100827000377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karin Gunther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60145600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin27 claims
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Prednisone13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Valley Medical Group-RentonRenton, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karin Gunther among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Karin Gunther, M.D. 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 fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 1,459 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian Doten, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221457382806
- Bassim Dowidar, MDSeattle, WA 981221164474243
- Robert Ford, MDSeattle, WA 981221740246719
- Richard Goodfried, MDSeattle, WA 981221588620520
- Eric Hartmann, MDSeattle, WA 981221568428068
- Brian Livingston, MDSeattle, WA 981221851357826
- Eric Mailman, MDSeattle, WA 981221366408858
- Bradley Nicholson, MDSeattle, WA 981221891750014
Common questions
What is Karin Gunther, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karin Gunther, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396921938, issued on Jan 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karin Gunther, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 17TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122. Phone: (206) 320-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karin Gunther, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60145600, 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 Karin Gunther, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karin Gunther, M.D. had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; 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.