NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick J. Vaughan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lakewood, WA

Patrick J. Vaughan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Washington, and NPI 1215903711, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00044237, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215903711
Name
Patrick J. Vaughan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD00044237 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7308 Bridgeport Way W, Lakewood, WA 98499
Phone
(253) 582-7257
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(253) 582-1617
Medicaid ID
1005078 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051027000497); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1996
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 7308 Bridgeport Way W

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

  1. Nina Altman, MED BSPTPhysical Therapist1104874577
  2. Alex Angeles, PACPhysician Assistant1912002031
  3. Julian Arroyo, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1114921707
  4. Angela Baker, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1588692966
  5. William Bede, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1720057094
  6. Emily Billings, DPTPhysical Therapist1629518105

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  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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patrick Vaughan190
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam103 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  3. Celecoxib16 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: $278.02

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patrick Vaughan$278
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Proliance Surgeons Inc P STacoma, WA

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

Patrick J. Vaughan among 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington

Patrick J. Vaughan, MD is one of 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 67% 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, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 385 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Washington

There are 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julian Arroyo, MDLakewood, WA 984991114921707
  2. William Bede, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984991720057094
  3. Foster Chen, MDLakewood, WA 984991326399080
  4. Spencer Coray, MDLakewood, WA 984991013911619
  5. Albert D'Heurle, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984991255775219
  6. Jacob Gorbaty, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984991356705669
  7. Douglas Hassan, MDLakewood, WA 984991407822919
  8. John Heffernan, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984991972915627

Common questions

What is Patrick J. Vaughan, MD's NPI number?

Patrick J. Vaughan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215903711, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick J. Vaughan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7308 Bridgeport Way W, Lakewood, WA, 98499. Phone: (253) 582-7257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick J. Vaughan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00044237, 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 Patrick J. Vaughan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrick J. Vaughan, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.