Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1942367438, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00017550, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter B. Vanwagenen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00017550 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 596-3300
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8431504 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050908000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter B. Vanwagenen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00017550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $23.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- PeacehealthBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter B. Vanwagenen among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D. is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Acierno, MDTacoma, WA 984051841398534
- Gerald Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051770665309
- Norman Burns, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051295707214
- John Chappell, MDTacoma, WA 984051134144967
- Eugene Cho, MDTacoma, WA 984051851301568
- Leaza Dierwechter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051598734592
- Thomas Ferrer, MDTacoma, WA 984051053344671
- Paul Inouye, MDTacoma, WA 984051427073865
Common questions
What is Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942367438, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00017550, 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 Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter B. Vanwagenen, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.