Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1447131636, issued on Sep 12, 2025. Check the license (Washington ML70047995, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mengistu Gurmu Balcha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ML70047995 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 917 Pacific Ave Ste 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Phone
- (253) 232-7495
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2025
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251229003983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mengistu Gurmu Balcha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license ML70047995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Pacific Medical Specialty GroupTacoma, WA
- Platinum Peaks Healthcare PCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mengistu Gurmu Balcha among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 98% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 262 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD's NPI number?
Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447131636, issued on Sep 12, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Pacific Ave Ste 600, Tacoma, WA, 98402. Phone: (253) 232-7495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mengistu Gurmu Balcha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number ML70047995, 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.
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.