NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Wakin, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Tacoma, WA

Michael Wakin, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1477914208, issued on Mar 7, 2016. Check the license (Washington OP60854908, 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
1477914208
Name
Michael Wakin
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
OP60854908 WA
BP10053712 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 596-3300
Enumerated
Mar 7, 2016
Record last updated
May 20, 2025
Fax
(253) 596-3301
Medicaid ID
2108953 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181210002138); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2015
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 209 Martin Luther King JR Way

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

  1. Alireza Abdolmohammadi, MDMedical Oncology Physician1871816207
  2. Karen Ackerman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1164574554
  3. Natasha Alciso, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982299400
  4. Fahad Alroumi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1295010676
  5. Michael Alston, MDPediatrics Physician1023403193
  6. Charles Anderson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1225004120

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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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  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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

344 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Wakin344
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  2. Prednisone17 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  4. Carvedilol13 claims
  5. Cefdinir12 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonTacoma, WA

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

Michael Wakin among 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington

Michael Wakin, D.O. 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 2016, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bennet, MDTacoma, WA 984051992889612
  2. Vanessa Carroll, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051518926823
  3. Melissa Chin, MDTacoma, WA 984051760403224
  4. Truc Do, D.O.Tacoma, WA 984051255352829
  5. Chin Leng Ee, MDTacoma, WA 984051659392918
  6. George Gleva, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051184720351
  7. John Hung, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051306917190
  8. Ling Qiu, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051134171317

Common questions

What is Michael Wakin, D.O.'s NPI number?

Michael Wakin, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477914208, issued on Mar 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Wakin, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Wakin, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number OP60854908, 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 Wakin, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Wakin, D.O. had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.