Michael Vincent Rafer , PA-C
Physician Assistant - Surgical โข Seattle, WA
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 981012756
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Michael Rafer is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant - Surgical.
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NPI assigned on September 16, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 12 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 195 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Metoprolol Succinate โ 29 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 24 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 23 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Seattle, WA (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 93. Middle half: 38 to 193.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 392 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 44 to 264.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 83 in 2017 to 12 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 981012756
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 Everett, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 4 distinct group names: Franciscan Medical Group; Multicare Health System; Swedish Health Services and 1 more. 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
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant - Surgical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $713 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $568 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
254 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$1,274 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $71.77 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $71.77 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: $71.77 across 3 records.
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
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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
2014
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Michael Rafer 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 Michael Rafer 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 prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Seattle, WA (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 93. Middle half: 38 to 193.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 392 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 44 to 264.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Seattle, WA (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $651. Middle half: $219 to $2,537.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 392 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $862. Middle half: $287 to $2,982.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Michael Rafer are from 2023.
153 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical with a practice address in Seattle, WA (609 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
17% of these 153 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
78.4% of these 153 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 B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 86% from 83 in 2017 to 12 in 2023.
- 2017: 83
- 2018: 133
- 2019: 108
- 2023: 12
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 86% from $4,961 in 2017 to $713 in 2023.
- 2017: $4,961
- 2018: $9,862
- 2019: $10,965
- 2023: $713
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 86% from $3,963 in 2017 to $568 in 2023.
- 2017: $3,963
- 2018: $7,623
- 2019: $8,366
- 2023: $568
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 183 in 2018 and 195 in 2024.
- 2018: 183
- 2019: 110
- 2020: 24
- 2022: 13
- 2024: 195
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 36% from 187 in 2018 to 254 in 2024.
- 2018: 187
- 2019: 110
- 2020: 25
- 2022: 13
- 2024: 254
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 26% from $1,731 in 2018 to $1,274 in 2024.
- 2018: $1,731
- 2019: $1,371
- 2020: $178
- 2022: $118
- 2024: $1,274
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.40 in 2023 to $71.77 in 2025.
- 2023: $15.40
- 2025: $71.77
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $71.77.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $29.87 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KONECT RESILIA | General | $28.35 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve | General | $13.55 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $171.95 | $59.41 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 29 | 1,050 | $343.22 | 18 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 24 | 143 | $180.85 | 24 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 23 | 143 | $153.69 | 23 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 21 | 377 | $41.26 | 17 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 19 | 132 | $33.93 | 18 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 16 | 870 | $81.87 | โ |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 14 | 540 | $49.05 | โ |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 14 | 328 | $117.38 | 12 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 13 | 1,110 | $135.87 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 247 | $67.42 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | 450 | $69.82 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-02-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20151106001710
WA
3173833985
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
Franciscan Medical Group
1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 984054933
Phone: 2534266341
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 981012756
Phone: 2062236600
Franciscan Medical Group
1812 S J St, Tacoma, WA 984054965
Phone: 2534282200
Multicare Health System
4700 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 983351706
Swedish Health Services
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 981224379
Phone: 2063866000
Swedish Health Services
500 17th Ave, Seattle, WA 981225711
Phone: 2063202000
Secondary Practice Locations
1330 Rockefeller Ave
Everett, WA 982011684
Phone: 4253395442
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1100 9TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981012756 (Tel: 2062236198)
Registered at PO BOX 741515, LOS ANGELES, CA 900741515 (Tel: 2062236198)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at PO BOX 5127, EVERETT, WA 982065127 (Tel: (425) 339-5442)
Registered at 1330 ROCKEFELLER AVE, EVERETT, WA 982011684 (Tel: 4253395442)
Recorded as MICHAEL RAFER, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA60602809)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, SEATTLE, WA 981950001 (Tel: 2065984300)
Registered at PO BOX 50095, SEATTLE, WA 981455095 (Tel: 2065205700)
Recorded as MICHAEL RAFER, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA60602809)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistant - Surgicals in Seattle
- Amanda Pedersen, PA-C
- Kaitlyn Kauffman
- Eric Dusin, PA-C
- Andrew Neubauer, PA-C
- Kristin Byrnes, PA-C
- Artem Aron, PA-C
Mailing Address
Po Box 741515
Los Angeles, CA 900741515
Phone: 2062236198