NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tong Shen, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Tacoma, WA

Tong Shen, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1447360342, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00047739, 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
1447360342
Name
Tong Shen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD00047739 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1220 Division Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403
Phone
(253) 403-1685
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150205000070); 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 1220 Division Ave

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

  1. Rebecca Allen, PHD ARNP RNNurse Practitioner1477596781
  2. Melanie Barnes, PHDPsychologist1053330670
  3. Jessica BergAudiologist1760696942
  4. Kari CookSpeech-Language Pathologist1568838290
  5. David Dewine, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1144459306
  6. Sarah Dore, ARNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1023760972

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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Tong Shen106
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Hcl Sr24 claims
  2. Lamotrigine24 claims
  3. Fanapt23 claims
  4. Chlorpromazine Hcl12 claims
  5. Clonazepam12 claims
  6. Methylphenidate Hcl Cd11 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

  1. Multicare Health SystemOlympia, WA

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

Tong Shen among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington

Tong Shen, M.D. is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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 2084P0800X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Washington

There are 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Irwin, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984031356505283
  2. Julia Lin, MDTacoma, WA 984031518040906
  3. Kirstin Kirschner, MDTacoma, WA 984021649221490
  4. Agnes Kocsis, MDTacoma, WA 984041518032374
  5. Rie Sharky, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021730576778
  6. Mary Simonson, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021316948359
  7. Shane Verhoef, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021114311255
  8. Laura Wittmann, MDTacoma, WA 984021265964084

Common questions

What is Tong Shen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tong Shen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447360342, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tong Shen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Division Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98403. Phone: (253) 403-1685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tong Shen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00047739, 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 Tong Shen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tong Shen, M.D. had 106 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.