William Alexander Ketchum, MD
Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
William Alexander Ketchum, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1063917631, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61586721, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Alexander Ketchum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD61586721 WA
0101276325 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431
- Phone
- (253) 968-2252
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251009002925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9040 Jackson Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Anderson, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295285419
- Lee Antles, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811995525
- Tahera ArshadInternal Medicine Physician1033261441
- Timothy Barry, RNRegistered Nurse1013378355
- Rachel Baxter, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1639905052
- Robert BescheinenCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538614599
Verify William Alexander Ketchum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61586721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Alexander Ketchum among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
William Alexander Ketchum, MD is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda Benavides, MDTacoma, WA 984311184829897
- Preston Carter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311730232968
- Samuel Echaure, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311164520920
- William Eggebroten, MDTacoma, WA 984311346394574
- Dean Fellabaum, MDTacoma, WA 984311669440483
- Joseph Homann, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311013988203
- Seth Miller, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311497952691
- Kaitlin Morte, MDTacoma, WA 984311760848725
Common questions
What is William Alexander Ketchum, MD's NPI number?
William Alexander Ketchum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063917631, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Alexander Ketchum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98431. Phone: (253) 968-2252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Alexander Ketchum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61586721, 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 William Alexander Ketchum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Alexander Ketchum, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.