NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Chad Swaims, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Renton, WA

William Chad Swaims, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Renton, Washington, and NPI 1518064187, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (Washington PA60289680, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; 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
1518064187
Name
William Chad Swaims
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA60289680 WA
1051150 TX
PA06123 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4011 Talbot RD S, Renton, WA 98055
Phone
(425) 656-5060
Enumerated
Sep 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(425) 656-5047
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130207000099); 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 4011 Talbot RD S

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

  1. Michael Allison, MDPreventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician1962473918
  2. Michael Anderson, MDPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1497740575
  3. Craig Arntz, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1942271994
  4. William Barrett, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1528001682
  5. Mark Bowers, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1811040504
  6. Guy Buell, M.D.Specialist1528061694

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
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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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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

548 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 153 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Swaims548
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin163 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl115 claims
  3. Baclofen84 claims
  4. Pregabalin42 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  6. Prednisone18 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: $24.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Swaims$24.90
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Proliance Surgeons Inc P SAuburn, WA

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

William Chad Swaims among 609 surgical physician assistant records in Washington

William Chad Swaims, PA-C is one of 609 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 85% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2015 among the 479 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Renton

They are 33 of the 3,147 NPPES records with a practice address in Renton, and 609 surgical physician assistant records in Washington.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Bowers, P.A.Renton, WA 980551811040504
  2. Crystal Colleran, PA-CRenton, WA 980551750568119
  3. Jana Flener, PACRenton, WA 980551376588673
  4. Alma Gomez, PA-CRenton, WA 980551992720486
  5. Sean Mackie, PA-CRenton, WA 980551912152265
  6. Chad Moloney, PA-CRenton, WA 980551023149630
  7. Wendy Nyland, PACRenton, WA 980551831125178
  8. Gregory Parker, PA-CRenton, WA 980551285633255

Common questions

What is William Chad Swaims, PA-C's NPI number?

William Chad Swaims, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518064187, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Chad Swaims, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4011 Talbot RD S, Renton, WA, 98055. Phone: (425) 656-5060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Chad Swaims, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PA60289680, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Chad Swaims, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Chad Swaims, PA-C had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.