Paul Watterson , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Tacoma, WA
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 984054234
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Paul Watterson is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on January 5, 2023; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 172 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:
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 55 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 54 service units.
- 87636 โ Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b: 22 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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Published CMS data list 43 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:
- Cephalexin โ 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) โ 20 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 the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 56 to 340.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
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 28 in 2023 to 172 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 984054234
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: Multicare Health System. 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
2023
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
132 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 $13,950 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 $10,234 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.
30-day fills
43 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
$249 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
Years since graduation
3 years (graduated 2023)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2023 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
2023
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)
Paul Watterson 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 Paul Watterson 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
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 56 to 340.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,034. Middle half: $5,997 to $27,216.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,952. Middle half: $6,879 to $34,613.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,960. Middle half: $4,242 to $19,314.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,488. Middle half: $4,857 to $25,122.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 150. Middle half: 77 to 465.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 244. Middle half: 75 to 797.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,384. Middle half: $671 to $34,187.
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,328. Middle half: $751 to $64,764.
324 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (3,718 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
9.3% of these 324 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
42.6% of these 324 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 increased 514% from 28 in 2023 to 172 in 2024.
- 2023: 28
- 2024: 172
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 440% from $2,582 in 2023 to $13,950 in 2024.
- 2023: $2,582
- 2024: $13,950
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 448% from $1,868 in 2023 to $10,234 in 2024.
- 2023: $1,868
- 2024: $10,234
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2024 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2024 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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55 | 55 | $302.00 | $100.27 |
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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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54 | 53 | $280.00 | $82.23 |
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87636
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b
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22 | 22 | $317.00 | $139.78 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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15 | 15 | $427.00 | $31.82 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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14 | 14 | $5.00 | $2.08 |
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87651
Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique
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12 | 12 | $78.00 | $34.39 |
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.
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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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 23 | 125 | $103.34 | 23 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 20 | 122 | $145.59 | 20 |
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: 2024-03-20NUCC 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.
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 PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20231006001818
WA
3072968320
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
Multicare Health System
23131 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA 980219362
Phone: 4254833335
Multicare Health System
222 State Ave N, Kent, WA 980304544
Phone: 2533727788
Multicare Health System
15870 1st Ave S, Burien, WA 981481301
Phone: 2062422501
Multicare Health System
4700 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 983351706
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 315 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, TACOMA, WA 984054234 (Tel: 2534061000)
Registered at PO BOX 5299, MS: 820-5-PCO, TACOMA, WA 984150299
Recorded as PAUL WATTERSON, PA-C
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 250 W YORK ST APT 4504, NORFOLK, VA 235101581 (Tel: 6783586695)
Registered at 250 W YORK ST APT 4504, NORFOLK, VA 235101581
Recorded as PAUL WATTERSON
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Tacoma
- Marc-Gregory Warhola, PA-C
- Tommy Jackson, PA-C
- Rebecca Sorg
- Trevor Reeves
- Cally Smith
- Natasha Alciso, PA-C
Mailing Address
Po Box 5299, Ms: 820-5-Pco
Tacoma, WA 984150299