Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Bellevue, WA
Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bellevue, Washington, and NPI 1255622643, issued on Apr 20, 2011. Check the license (Washington MD61128742, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Wongchaowart Ames
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD61128742 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1035 116TH Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
- Phone
- (425) 403-7948
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (425) 688-5959
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231018002867); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Wongchaowart Ames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61128742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pravastatin Sodium26 claims
- Lantus Solostar11 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): 79.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Overlake Medical Clinics LLCBellevue, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Wongchaowart Ames among 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington
Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD is one of 793 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Washington. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Washington
There are 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Andersen, MDBellevue, WA 980041558371971
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- Amy Bagatto, MDBellevue, WA 980041770715633
- Afshin Bidari, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041447455738
- Chang-Yu Chen, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041659574564
- Ru-Chien ChiBellevue, WA 980041497768097
- Kiranmaayi Dommalapati, M.DBellevue, WA 980041437339066
- Cindy FeiBellevue, WA 980041609136803
Common questions
What is Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD's NPI number?
Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255622643, issued on Apr 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 116TH Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004. Phone: (425) 403-7948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61128742, 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 Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Wongchaowart Ames, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 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.