NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1780656488 MD
Verify on CMS → Pamela Ator, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Port Townsend, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,916 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 571 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.8/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Pamela Ator, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.8/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 7,348 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 83.8/100
- MIPS score · +0 vs avg
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 88%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Pamela Ator, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1780656488), first enumerated 02/06/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 7,348 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.8/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Pamela Ator, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1780656488 · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1780656488
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 7K Critical Care
- MIPS-INLINE 83.8/100
- RX-MID 7,348
- BOOK-THIN 136 in Washington
- PHOTO-FINISH Hamza Salam · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Ator · this prov…
Ator · this provider
83.8 MIPS pts
- Karen Niehaus, M…
Karen Niehaus, MD
83.8 MIPS pts
- Dominic Dekeratr…
Dominic Dekeratry, M.D.
83.8 MIPS pts
- Hamza Salam · near
Hamza Salam
83.8 MIPS pts
- Richard Harlyn, …
Richard Harlyn, CNP
83.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Pamela Ator, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Pamela Ator, MD sits
This provider among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 1,548 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Pamela Ator, MD writes more Part D claims than 99% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 39% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Pamela Ator, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Pamela Ator, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Pamela Ator, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,348 7× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
83.8/100 0.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Pamela Ator, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1780656488 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 02/06/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.8101
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.2614
Quality
80
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Pamela Ator, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Jefferson County Public Hospital District NO 2
Port Townsend, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Pamela Ator, MD. To verify Pamela Ator, MD's current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Pamela Ator, MD - brand share 11.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 7,348 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
7,348
Total Claims
$630K
Total Drug Cost
571
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 16,046.9
- Total Day Supply
- 467,407
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 88% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $517K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $110K
- Opioid Claims
- 322 (4.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 103
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.94
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 21, 65-74: 230, 75-84: 239, 85+: 81
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Pamela Ator, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
547 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
322 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
304 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
248 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
221 claims
- Omeprazole 210
Omeprazole
210 claims
- Gabapentin 195
Gabapentin
195 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 194
Metoprolol Succinate
194 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 547 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 322 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 304 |
| Losartan Potassium | 248 |
| Lisinopril | 221 |
| Omeprazole | 210 |
| Gabapentin | 195 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 194 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 153 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 149 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Pamela Ator, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
6,916
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,103
Avg Claims per Provider
Pamela Ator, MD's 7,348 claims are above the specialty average of 1,103.
Nationwide Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ator, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ator.
One of 136 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pamela Ator, MD's specialty? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Port Townsend, Washington. Credentials: MD.
How much does Pamela Ator, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Pamela Ator, MD wrote 7,348 Medicare Part D claims totaling $630K in drug costs for 571 beneficiaries.
What is Pamela Ator, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.8/100 (Quality: 74.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Pamela Ator, MD located? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD is located at 1010 SHERIDAN ST, Port Townsend, WA, 98368. Phone: (360) 385-3500.
What is Pamela Ator, MD's NPI number? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780656488, issued on 02/06/2006.
Does Pamela Ator, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $517K in brand drug costs.
Does Pamela Ator, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Pamela Ator, MD had 322 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.4%.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,916 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,103 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Pamela Ator, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Pamela Ator, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Pamela Ator, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,348 Part D claims and 571 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Pamela Ator, MD's credentials? ▼
Pamela Ator, MD's NPI is 1780656488 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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