Dr. Michael F Githens , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma β’ Seattle, WA
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 981042420
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Dr. Michael Githens is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma.
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NPI assigned on April 8, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 30 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2013.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2013. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2013:
- Oxycodone Hcl β 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycontin (Oxycodone Hcl) β 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2013. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 981042420
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Stanford, CA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Association Of University Physicians. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Georgetown University School Of Medicine
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
30 standardized 30-day fills in 2013
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,882 in 2013
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2013, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2013.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $8,171.94 across 10 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program: $4,000.00 across 2 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $2,163.54 across 3 records.
- Consulting Fee: $1,500.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Synthes GmbH: $8,100.89 across 9 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $71.05 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Githens has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Githens as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Seattle and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Githens are from 2013.
24 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma with a practice address in Seattle, WA (36 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
8.3% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 24 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2013 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2013 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2013 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 27% from $6,419.37 in 2021 to $8,171.94 in 2025.
- 2021: $6,419.37
- 2022: $4,831.55
- 2023: $28,853.14
- 2024: $2,783.60
- 2025: $8,171.94
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2013), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $8,171.94.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Synthes GmbH |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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β | General | $2,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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β | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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β | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $824.94 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $686.55 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $652.05 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $150.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $146.21 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $141.14 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRIALTIS | General | $71.05 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2013.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 18 | 131 | $255.08 | 17 |
| Oxycontin | Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | 285 | $1,627.21 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2013; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XX0801X
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic trauma surgeons deal with the evaluation and management of acute orthopaedic injuries, evaluation and treatment of post-traumatic deformities and nonunions, acute and delayed reconstruction of pelvic and acetabular fractures, as well as osteotomy in the adult hip for treatment of hip arthritis.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20150629000925
WA
5294047650
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Association Of University Physicians
325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 981042420
Phone: 2067313000
Secondary Practice Locations
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 943052200
Phone: 3105628611
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Otolaryngology - Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 325 9TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981042420 (Tel: 2065205700)
Registered at PO BOX 50095, SEATTLE, WA 981455095
Recorded as MICHAEL GITHENS, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD60540419)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 300 PASTEUR DR, STANFORD, CA 943052200 (Tel: 3105628611)
Registered at 3615 22ND ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 222073830 (Tel: 3105628611)
Recorded as MICHAEL GITHENS
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Traumas in Seattle
- Dr. Zachary Rockov, MD
- Dr. Joshua Shatsky, MD
- Dr. Noelle Van Rysselberghe, MD
- Dr. William Lack, MD
- Dr. Justin Lucas, MD
- Dr. Mihir Patel, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 50095
Seattle, WA 981455095