Wataru Tamura, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Seattle, WA
Wataru Tamura, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1073658365, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD60258237, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wataru Tamura
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD60258237 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11027 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133
- Phone
- (206) 365-4492
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 368-3456
- Medicaid ID
- 2040804 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141111001151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wataru Tamura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60258237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,159 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium340 claims
- Famotidine204 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf152 claims
- Cholestyramine56 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl56 claims
- Mesalamine45 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 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: $692.76
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Puget Sound Gastroenterology PLLCSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wataru Tamura among 533 gastroenterology physician records in Washington
Wataru Tamura, MD is one of 533 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 373 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Washington
There are 533 gastroenterology physician records in Washington.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anthony Bohorfoush, MDSeattle, WA 981331689645285
- Julianna GardnerSeattle, WA 981331013440866
- Praveen Guturu, MBBS, MDSeattle, WA 981331285825463
- Seyed Abdol Jalali, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331043219819
- Steven Lewis, MDSeattle, WA 981331497725238
- Muyi Li, MDSeattle, WA 981331881121325
Common questions
What is Wataru Tamura, MD's NPI number?
Wataru Tamura, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073658365, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wataru Tamura, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11027 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98133. Phone: (206) 365-4492. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wataru Tamura, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60258237, 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 Wataru Tamura, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wataru Tamura, MD had 1,159 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wataru Tamura, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 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.