NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Washington

522 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Washington, 6.7 per 100,000 residents, the 22nd highest rate of 51. Seattle and Spokane have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Washington license search. Page 11 of 11.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Seattle has the most, 147

  1. Seattle147
  2. Spokane38
  3. Bellevue37
  4. Tacoma32
  5. Vancouver28

Ophthalmology Physician records in Washington

  1. William Wicheta, MDWenatchee, WA 988011558342386
  2. Bruce Wietharn, M.D.Arlington, WA 982231255420782
  3. Nathan Wilbanks, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041801275490
  4. Brian Will, M.D.Vancouver, WA 986621801842596
  5. Robert Williams, MDFriday Harbor, WA 982501639171291
  6. Robert Wirthlin, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041013973254
  7. Jacqueline Wong, MDBainbridge Island, WA 981101760479323
  8. Michael Wu, M.D.Bellevue, WA 980041770694978
  9. Jia Xu, MDSeattle, WA 981041366000192
  10. Vladimir Yakopson, MDTacoma, WA 984311760506414
  11. Christopher Yang, M.D.Spokane, WA 992021639480692
  12. David Yee, M.D.Seattle, WA 981251205806809
  13. Hsushi Yeh, MDTacoma, WA 984051467510826
  14. Eden Yoon, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984091679916100
  15. Craig Young, MDKent, WA 980421487647012
  16. Jennifer Yu, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951245250638
  17. Amy Yuan, MDSeattle, WA 981041528417813
  18. Eva Zemplenyi, M.D.Federal Way, WA 980031114078656
  19. Cathy Zhang, MDSilverdale, WA 983831164082426
  20. Matthew Zhang, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041760748792
  21. Hui Zhao, MD, PHDShelton, WA 985841154842979
  22. Ted Zollman, MDSeattle, WA 981041003925785

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Washington ranks 22 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa6.9
  2. Virginia6.9
  3. New Jersey6.8
  4. Washington6.7
  5. Louisiana6.5
  6. South Dakota6.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Washington76.8%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Washington, measured

  • In a Medicare file401 of 522 · 76.8% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file347 · 66.5% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more314 · 60.2% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 347 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

522 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Washington: 6.7 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Seattle has 147 of them (28%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Georgia537
  2. Maryland588
  3. Virginia592
  4. Wisconsin441

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Puerto Rico6.6
  2. New Jersey6.8
  3. Louisiana6.5
  4. South Dakota6.5

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.