Michaela Falstad Close, MD
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Seattle, WA
Michaela Falstad Close, MD is a facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1144846965, issued on Jun 17, 2020. Check the license (Washington MD.MD.70074136, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michaela Falstad Close
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YS0123X
- License numbers
- MD.MD.70074136 WA
MMD.84356 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- Phone
- (206) 625-7260
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michaela Falstad Close in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD.MD.70074136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average facial plastic surgery physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 370 among the 532 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Ofloxacin11 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: $452.21
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 451 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,253.58 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.
Michaela Falstad Close among 13 facial plastic surgery physician records in Washington
Michaela Falstad Close, MD is one of 13 facial plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 23% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YS0123X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 13 facial plastic surgery physician records in Washington.
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The 8 facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stella Desyatnikova, M.D.Seattle, WA 981011376509174
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- Guanning Lu, MDSeattle, WA 981041558604728
- Tobias Pincock, MDSeattle, WA 981221366642050
- Christopher NyteMaple Valley, WA 980381043324130
- Ludwig Allegra, M.D.Kirkland, WA 980331477511889
- Daniel Liebertz, M.D.Kirkland, WA 980331740592849
- Sarah Kidwai, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951356736730
Common questions
What is Michaela Falstad Close, MD's NPI number?
Michaela Falstad Close, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144846965, issued on Jun 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michaela Falstad Close, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: (206) 625-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michaela Falstad Close, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD.MD.70074136, 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 Michaela Falstad Close, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michaela Falstad Close, MD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 370. 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.