NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician NPI 1669424370 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Timothy Powers, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Spokane, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,825 in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
138
Medicare Part D claims · 62 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician avg: 380
Industry payments
$139.91
5 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Timothy Powers, M.D. filed 138 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Spokane, Washington.
- 138
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥34th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Timothy Powers, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1669424370), first enumerated 05/17/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 138 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$139.91 in reported industry payments (5 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Timothy Powers, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1669424370 · Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1669424370
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,825
- RX-LIGHT 138
- BOOK-THIN 47 in Washington
- PHOTO-ENUM Mario Brkaric, MD · 2006
Timothy Powers, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
138 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Timothy Powers, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Timothy Powers, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
138 64% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1669424370 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/17/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Timothy Powers, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists PS
Spokane, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Timothy Powers, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$140
Largest payer
Nevro Corp.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Timothy Powers, M.D.. To verify Timothy Powers, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
138
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
62
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 151.067
- Total Day Supply
- 2,581
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 56 (40.6% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.06
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Timothy Powers, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Methocarbamol
Methocarbamol
33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
22 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
21 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Methocarbamol | 33 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 28 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 22 |
| Gabapentin | 21 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Overview
How Timothy Powers, M.D. fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician landscape nationally.
1,825
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers in US
51
States with Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
380
Avg Claims per Provider
Timothy Powers, M.D.'s 138 claims are below the specialty average of 380.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Powers, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Powers.
One of 47 Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Farouq Al-Hamdan
MD
Mount Vernon, WA
Dr. Hagay Amster Kahn
MD
Seattle, WA
Andrew Bachinskas
Seattle, WA
Dr. Kody Barrett
M.D.
Edmonds, WA
Dr. Kyle Behrens
MD
Seattle, WA
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Timothy Powers, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Timothy Powers, M.D. specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician and practices in Spokane, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Timothy Powers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Timothy Powers, M.D. wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 62 beneficiaries.
Where is Timothy Powers, M.D. located? ▼
Timothy Powers, M.D. is located at 601 W 5TH AVE STE 400, Spokane, WA, 99204. Phone: (509) 344-2663.
What is Timothy Powers, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Timothy Powers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669424370, issued on 05/17/2006.
Does Timothy Powers, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Timothy Powers, M.D. had 56 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 40.6%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,825 Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician provider writes 380 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Timothy Powers, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Timothy Powers, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Methocarbamol, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Timothy Powers, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Timothy Powers, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 138 Part D claims and 62 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Timothy Powers, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Timothy Powers, M.D.'s NPI is 1669424370 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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