NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD

General Practice Physician · Olympia, WA

Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Olympia, Washington, and NPI 1639188824, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD24159, 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
1639188824
Name
Patricia Ruth Sylwester
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
MD24159 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 W Bay Dr NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Phone
(360) 870-8616
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(360) 208-0620
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1801 W Bay Dr NW

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  1. Kristin Duenow, LMHCMental Health Counselor1962498865

Verify Patricia Ruth Sylwester in five checks

  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Patricia Sylwester96
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
  2. Progesterone19 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.

Patricia Ruth Sylwester among 388 general practice physician records in Washington

Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD is one of 388 general practice physician records with a practice address in Washington. 28% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Washington

There are 388 general practice physician records in Washington.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dich Vu, MDOlympia, WA 985021790843290
  2. John Kenney, MD DDSTumwater, WA 985011114043288
  3. Brent Packer, M.D.Lacey, WA 985031902959018
  4. Tim Shannon, N.D.Tumwater, WA 985011023263027
  5. Godofredo Mateo, MDLakewood, WA 984991912059122
  6. Stephen Clift, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984981316096787
  7. Frank Hing, MDSouth Bend, WA 985061669439659
  8. Fernando Irizarry, M.D.Olympia, WA 985061851456081

Common questions

What is Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD's NPI number?

Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639188824, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W Bay Dr NW, Olympia, WA, 98502. Phone: (360) 870-8616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD24159, 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 Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patricia Ruth Sylwester, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.