NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melody C. Denson, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Federal Way, WA

Melody C. Denson, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Federal Way, Washington, and NPI 1619924206, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Washington 60066655, 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
1619924206
Name
Melody C. Denson
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
60066655 WA
1559 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 S 336TH Street Suite 600, Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone
(800) 336-8614
Enumerated
May 28, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
64076581 KY
3307877 TN
3307873 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090309000130); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2000
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

341 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melody Denson341
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone29 claims
  2. Cephalexin23 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
  4. Cefdinir19 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt19 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl19 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: $86.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bluewind Medical. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melody Denson$86.45
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Western Washington Emergency Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA

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

Melody C. Denson among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington

Melody C. Denson, DO 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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. Jeremy BermanFederal Way, WA 980031548436751
  2. Richard Bethke, MDFederal Way, WA 980031023058203
  3. Charles Buck, MDFederal Way, WA 980031831152826
  4. Jeffrey Cortazzo, MDFederal Way, WA 980031912948381
  5. Patrick Garvin, MDFederal Way, WA 980031942246251
  6. Erik Gerdes, MDFederal Way, WA 980031346281045
  7. David Gibson, MDFederal Way, WA 980031659317964
  8. Fredric Lo, MDFederal Way, WA 980031003852872

Common questions

What is Melody C. Denson, DO's NPI number?

Melody C. Denson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619924206, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melody C. Denson, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 S 336TH Street Suite 600, Federal Way, WA, 98003. Phone: (800) 336-8614. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melody C. Denson, DO's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 60066655, 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 Melody C. Denson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melody C. Denson, DO had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 187 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.