NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Vancouver, WA

Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Vancouver, Washington, and NPI 1053548669, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (Washington PA60090604, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053548669
Name
Kathleen Ryan Ponsford
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA60090604 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 SE Chkalov Dr Ste 170, Vancouver, WA 98683
Phone
(360) 787-7135
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(360) 799-3913
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230210000230); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 305 SE Chkalov Dr Ste 170

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Curran, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194770206

Verify Kathleen Ryan Ponsford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

308 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathleen Ponsford308
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro32 claims
  2. Prednisone26 claims
  3. Cephalexin24 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
  5. Mupirocin13 claims
  6. Azithromycin12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Legacy Clinics LLCPortland, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kathleen Ryan Ponsford among 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington

Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C is one of 1,068 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 51% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 581 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Washington

There are 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Curran, PA-CVancouver, WA 986831194770206
  2. Stephen Engard, PA-CVancouver, WA 986831336207612
  3. Emily Forsyth, PA-CVancouver, WA 986831932436086
  4. Ronald King, P.A.Vancouver, WA 986831235154808
  5. David Knabel, PA-CVancouver, WA 986831144656802
  6. Joseph Marzucco, P.A.Vancouver, WA 986831629158464
  7. Lisa Zylstra, PA-CVancouver, WA 986831821142738
  8. Julia Barron, PA-CVancouver, WA 986841053570424

Common questions

What is Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C's NPI number?

Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053548669, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 SE Chkalov Dr Ste 170, Vancouver, WA, 98683. Phone: (360) 787-7135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PA60090604, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kathleen Ryan Ponsford, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.