NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pamela Ruth Ator, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Port Townsend, WA

Pamela Ruth Ator, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Port Townsend, Washington, and NPI 1780656488, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780656488
Name
Pamela Ruth Ator
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
MD18775 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1010 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone
(360) 385-3500
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2006
Record last updated
May 18, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220906002463); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1993
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 1010 Sheridan St

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

  1. Robert Bammert, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518910991
  2. Brian Barger, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1164437588
  3. Stephen Erickson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932259587
  4. Claus Janssen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992758312
  5. Rebecca Kimball, A.R.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1437106432
  6. Jay Lawrence, DOSurgery Physician1659455095

Verify Pamela Ruth Ator in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical CommissionCheck the board
  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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10.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

7,348 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 322 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pamela Ator7,348
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium547 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate322 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium304 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium248 claims
  5. Lisinopril221 claims
  6. Omeprazole210 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%80.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Jefferson County Public Hospital District NO 2Port Townsend, WA

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

Pamela Ruth Ator among 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington

Pamela Ruth Ator, MD is one of 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 86% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2009 among the 104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Washington

There are 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Collin BurkePuyallup, WA 983721922418318
  2. Martin Lee, MDPuyallup, WA 983721013937663
  3. Nicole Benzoni, MDSilverdale, WA 983831174053706
  4. Gavin Ford, M.D.Silverdale, WA 983831376772996
  5. Daniel Holt, M.D.Silverdale, WA 983831336598937
  6. Sean Thrush, DOSilverdale, WA 983831083021448
  7. William Harner, M.D.Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 983411730442690
  8. Kathryn Balinger, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021447570593

Common questions

What is Pamela Ruth Ator, MD's NPI number?

Pamela Ruth Ator, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780656488, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pamela Ruth Ator, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368. Phone: (360) 385-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pamela Ruth Ator, MD's license?

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 Pamela Ruth Ator, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pamela Ruth Ator, MD had 7,348 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pamela Ruth Ator, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100. 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.