Paul C. Costello, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Shoreline, WA
Paul C. Costello, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shoreline, Washington, and NPI 1427069160, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00038198, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul C. Costello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00038198 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16549 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
- Phone
- (206) 533-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1010103 WA
8252157 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220121001091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16549 Aurora Ave N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sihaam AbdiPhysician Assistant1801758289
- Sarah Bernhards, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629750070
- Emily Biddulph, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508490681
- Athena BollozosNurse Practitioner1841028073
- Emily Brothers, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1740661735
- Hong ChangDental Hygienist1780056432
Verify Paul C. Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00038198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Lisinopril24 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- International Community Health ServicesShoreline, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul C. Costello among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Paul C. Costello, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shoreline
They are 33 of the 1,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Shoreline, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Paul C. Costello, MD's NPI number?
Paul C. Costello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427069160, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul C. Costello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16549 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA, 98133. Phone: (206) 533-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul C. Costello, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00038198, 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 Paul C. Costello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul C. Costello, MD had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.