Paul Craven, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Paul Craven, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1881199867, issued on Mar 29, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61261127, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Craven
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD61261127 WA
MD2022-0755 NM
29828 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Tacoma General, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 403-8327
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220608002650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Craven in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61261127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt36 claims
- Meloxicam33 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 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
- Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine OF Washington PLLCPort Angeles, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Craven among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Paul Craven, MD is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 167 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Paul Craven, MD's NPI number?
Paul Craven, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881199867, issued on Mar 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Craven, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Tacoma General, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 403-8327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Craven, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61261127, 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 Craven, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Craven, MD had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.