Dr. Michael Mines , MD
Ophthalmology β’ Tacoma, WA
Madigan Army Medical Center 9040 Jackson Ave
Tacoma, WA 984314603
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Madigan Army Medical Center 9040 Jackson Ave
Tacoma, WA 984314603
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: 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
2005
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Tacoma and Washington
32 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (523 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
0% of these 32 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56.2% of these 32 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: 2025-06-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Ophthalmology
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 MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER 9040 JACKSON AVE, TACOMA, WA 984314603 (Tel: 2539681760)
Registered at 9040 JACKSON AVE, TACOMA, WA 894314603 (Tel: 2539681760)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1665 COCHRANE CIR, BLDG 7495, FORT CARSON, CO 809134603 (Tel: 7195260299)
Registered at 1665 COCHRANE CIR, BLDG 7495, FORT CARSON, CO 809134603 (Tel: 7195260299)
Recorded as MICHAEL MINES, M.D.
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0101102738)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Tacoma
- Dr. Hoon Jung, MD
- Dr. Victor Chiu, MD
- Dr. Clark Deem, MD
- Dr. Michael Seward, MD
- Dr. Mark Nelson, MD
- Dr. Robert Davis, DO
Mailing Address
9040 Jackson Ave
Tacoma, WA 894314603
Phone: 2539681760