Dr. James Michael Williams , MD
General Practice β’ Tacoma, WA
9040 Jackson Ave
Tacoma, WA 98341
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
9040 Jackson Ave
Tacoma, WA 98341
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 Houston, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2019
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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. Williams 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. Williams 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
167 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (389 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
0% of these 167 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
7.2% of these 167 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-05-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSORDER AND REFERRING ONLY - GENERAL PRACTICE
I20200128003021
WA
9436585163
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
6431 Fannin St Ste Jjl 310
Houston, TX 770301501
Phone: 9108505545
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.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as JAMES WILLIAMS, MD
Registered at 9040 JACKSON AVE, TACOMA, WA 98341 (Tel: 2539683105)
Family Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: WA ML60984839)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 9040 FITZSIMMONS DR, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA 984311000 (Tel: 2539680236)
Registered at 9040 FITZSIMMONS DR, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA 984311000 (Tel: 2539680236)
Recorded as JAMES WILLIAMS
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other General Practices in Tacoma
- Dr. Barbara Mack, MD
- Dr. Neriza Mercado, MD
- Dr. Oksana Nesterenko, MD
- Dr. Andinet Yirdaw, MD
- Dr. Nahid Omer, MD
- Timothy Brandt
Mailing Address
9040 Fitzsimmons Dr
Joint Base Lewis Mcchord, WA 984311000
Phone: 2539680236