Loren B. Betteridge, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Loren B. Betteridge, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1023015211, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (Washington 28116, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Loren B. Betteridge
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28116 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3733 S Thompson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98418
- Phone
- (253) 472-4473
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 474-3056
- Medicaid ID
- 1065390 WA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Loren B. Betteridge in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license 28116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,237 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 350 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
- Gabapentin185 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen174 claims
- Losartan Potassium172 claims
- Meloxicam152 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: $2,399.65
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Loren B. Betteridge among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Loren B. Betteridge, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Loren B. Betteridge, MD's NPI number?
Loren B. Betteridge, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023015211, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Loren B. Betteridge, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3733 S Thompson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98418. Phone: (253) 472-4473. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Loren B. Betteridge, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 28116, 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 Loren B. Betteridge, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Loren B. Betteridge, MD had 5,237 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.