Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Tacoma, WA
Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1093708992, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00030019, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Kahlstrom
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- MD00030019 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
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2024
- Fax
- (253) 428-8440
- Medicaid ID
- 1002150 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070927000709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2420 S State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pawan Chawla, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1023197258
- Kurt Jensen, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578752978
- Jessica Kelly, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144897596
- Swapna Muppuri, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1174782296
- Andrew Osborne, PACPhysician Assistant1659004034
- Nathaniel Ott, DNP, ARNP, AGACNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1053944108
Verify Richard A. Kahlstrom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00030019Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 claims
- Montelukast Sodium13 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate11 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 GroupLakewood, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Washington
There are 133 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington.
Other critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Washington
- Mohammed Alhyraba, MDSeattle, WA1578686697
- Bashar Alkinj, MDVancouver, WA1497986871
- Fahad Alroumi, M.D.Tacoma, WA1295010676
- Sami Amjad, M.D.Spokane, WA1760770788
- Jonathon Anderson, M.D.Spokane, WA1689939118
- Leigh Anderson, MDEverett, WA1376660472
- Ramon Anel, MDTacoma, WA1467547711
- Lauren Angotti, MDSeattle, WA1659508745
- David Applebury, D.O.Bellingham, WA1760845234
- Pamela Ator, MDPort Townsend, WA1780656488
Common questions
What is Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093708992, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD 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 Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00030019, 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 Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Kahlstrom, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.