Norman Harry Burns, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
Norman Harry Burns, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1295707214, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00048958, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norman Harry Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD00048958 WA
4301076608 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 301-5050
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 4798218 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080115000105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Norman Harry Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00048958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $382.27
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Norman Harry Burns among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
Norman Harry Burns, M.D. is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Acierno, MDTacoma, WA 984051841398534
- Gerald Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051770665309
- John Chappell, MDTacoma, WA 984051134144967
- Eugene Cho, MDTacoma, WA 984051851301568
- Leaza Dierwechter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051598734592
- Thomas Ferrer, MDTacoma, WA 984051053344671
- Paul Inouye, MDTacoma, WA 984051427073865
- Lori Morgan, MDTacoma, WA 984051942233572
Common questions
What is Norman Harry Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Norman Harry Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295707214, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norman Harry Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 301-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norman Harry Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00048958, 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 Norman Harry Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norman Harry Burns, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.