NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Smudde, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA

Sarah Smudde, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1972181832, issued on Mar 31, 2021. Check the license (Washington 61525682, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972181832
Name
Sarah Smudde
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
61525682 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 426-4101
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240724004047); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1717 S J St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Naseer Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962769380
  2. Mark Dean Aguiling, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1043567100
  3. Lisa Allen, B.S., PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1669404026
  4. Jennifer Aquino, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184746067
  5. Freddy AragonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447617626
  6. Patti Aramburu, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952497356

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Smudde107
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin13 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: $331.61

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Smudde$331.61
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Northwest Emergency Physicians LLCFederal Way, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sarah Smudde among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington

Sarah Smudde, 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 2021, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · 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.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Batts, MDTacoma, WA 984051245209949
  2. Adam Fox, DOTacoma, WA 984051477592616
  3. James Fulcher, MDTacoma, WA 984051205875754
  4. Mark Harris, MDTacoma, WA 984051699714295
  5. Benjamin Harrison, MDTacoma, WA 984051346210895
  6. Christopher Henry, MDTacoma, WA 984051326087925
  7. Giao Kaplan, MDTacoma, WA 984051588603153
  8. Jorge Llera, MDTacoma, WA 984051669428108

Common questions

What is Sarah Smudde, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Smudde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972181832, issued on Mar 31, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Smudde, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-4101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Smudde, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 61525682, 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 Sarah Smudde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Smudde, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.