Praful Tewari, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Tacoma, WA
Praful Tewari, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1740695394, issued on Jun 23, 2014. Check the license (Washington MD61142571, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praful Tewari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- MD61142571 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2420 S State St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2024
- Fax
- (253) 428-8440
- Medicaid ID
- 2194673 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211025002863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 133 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2420 S State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Richard Kahlstrom, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1093708992
- Jessica Kelly, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144897596
- Swapna Muppuri, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1174782296
- Andrew Osborne, PACPhysician Assistant1659004034
Verify Praful Tewari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61142571Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Symbicort15 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Praful Tewari among 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington
Praful Tewari, M.D. is one of 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2009 among the 104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Washington
There are 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington.
All 133 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fahad Alroumi, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051295010676
- Pawan Chawla, MDTacoma, WA 984051023197258
- Kurt Jensen, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051578752978
- Richard Kahlstrom, MDTacoma, WA 984051093708992
- James Kirsch, MDTacoma, WA 984051629025671
- Arthur Knodel, MDTacoma, WA 984051619960523
- Clyde Koontz, MDTacoma, WA 984051184617607
- Edward Ledoux, MDTacoma, WA 984051871586776
Common questions
What is Praful Tewari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Praful Tewari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740695394, issued on Jun 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praful Tewari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2420 S State St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praful Tewari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61142571, 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 Praful Tewari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praful Tewari, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.