Santanu Biswas, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Seattle, WA
Santanu Biswas, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1639138944, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD60985353, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santanu Biswas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD60985353 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 17TH Ave Ste 680, Seattle, WA 98122
- Phone
- (206) 861-8550
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 861-8551
- Medicaid ID
- 1639138944 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200131001823); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 17TH Ave Ste 680
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Suzanne Astley, ARNPNurse Practitioner1306219365
- Lorena Barajas, ARNP MSNNurse Practitioner1073064077
- Christopher Brown, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1922418789
- Richard Garibaldi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689763666
- Prelon Katschman-Colipano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194494443
- Nadia Krishnan, RNRegistered Nurse1558293241
Verify Santanu Biswas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60985353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,429 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate267 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Eliquis208 claims
- Furosemide180 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Lisinopril102 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,407.28
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santanu Biswas among 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington
Santanu Biswas, MD is one of 512 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Chang, MDSeattle, WA 981221861832412
- Yudthsak Damrongpipatkij, MDSeattle, WA 981221457383879
- Walter Gradek, MDSeattle, WA 981221164490892
- Matthew Hartman, MD, PHDSeattle, WA 981221720187826
- Paul Huang, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221104882075
- David Lam, MDSeattle, WA 981221447699632
- Howard Lewis, MDSeattle, WA 981221518041235
- Gary Oppenheim, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221083639249
Common questions
What is Santanu Biswas, MD's NPI number?
Santanu Biswas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639138944, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santanu Biswas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 17TH Ave Ste 680, Seattle, WA, 98122. Phone: (206) 861-8550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santanu Biswas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60985353, 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 Santanu Biswas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santanu Biswas, MD had 2,429 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Santanu Biswas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.