Dr. Timothy M. Phillips , MD
Anesthesiology โข Tacoma, WA
1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 984054933
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Dr. Timothy Phillips is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiology.
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NPI assigned on May 25, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 84 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 01402 โ Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement: 17 service units.
- 64447 โ Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve): 17 service units.
- 00731 โ Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Tacoma, WA (2024, 56 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 43. Middle half: 25 to 111.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 776 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 117.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 142 in 2020 to 84 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 984054933
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: St Alphonsus Professional Medical Services Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
193 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $12,628 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,769 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Phillips 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. Phillips 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 Tacoma and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Tacoma, WA (2024, 56 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 43. Middle half: 25 to 111.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 776 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 117.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Tacoma, WA (2024, 56 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,271. Middle half: $2,038 to $14,733.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 776 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,115. Middle half: $3,479 to $15,331.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Tacoma, WA (2024, 56 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,801. Middle half: $1,872 to $11,807.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 776 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,462. Middle half: $2,745 to $12,370.
151 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (1,716 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
0% of these 151 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.9% of these 151 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 41% from 142 in 2020 to 84 in 2024.
- 2020: 142
- 2021: 103
- 2022: 138
- 2023: 128
- 2024: 84
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 33% from $18,977 in 2020 to $12,628 in 2024.
- 2020: $18,977
- 2021: $12,260
- 2022: $19,616
- 2023: $15,893
- 2024: $12,628
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 38% from $15,709 in 2020 to $9,769 in 2024.
- 2020: $15,709
- 2021: $11,208
- 2022: $16,872
- 2023: $12,952
- 2024: $9,769
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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01402
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement
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17 | 17 | $2203.53 | $298.70 |
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64447
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)
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17 | 17 | $632.94 | $59.63 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $975.71 | $127.51 |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $875.38 | $116.71 |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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12 | 12 | $899.17 | $111.53 |
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00918
Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $1447.24 | $172.29 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-12-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207LP2900X
An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20090121000163
WA
1557424447
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
St Alphonsus Professional Medical Services Llc
1055 N Curtis Rd, Boise, ID 837061309
Phone: 2083672152
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
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 1717 S J ST, TACOMA, WA 984054933 (Tel: 8443642777)
Registered at 1717 S J ST, TACOMA, WA 984054933 (Tel: 8443642777)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1313 BROADWAY FL 2, TACOMA, WA 984023400 (Tel: 2535816403)
Registered at 1313 BROADWAY FL 2, TACOMA, WA 984023400
Recorded as TIMOTHY PHILLIPS, MD
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD00034985)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Tacoma
- Bradford Vanduker
- Dr. Matthew Shiveley, MD
- Dr. Walter Quiroga Robles, MD
- Dr. Ali Afrassiabi, MD
- Dr. Glaucia Moreira, MD
- Dr. Paul Mathews, MD
Mailing Address
1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 984054933
Phone: 8443642777