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Charles Randall Allen

Social Worker • Tacoma, WA

Active NPI 1760802482 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

9600 Veterans Dr Sw, A-122-Sw-Bldg 148
Tacoma, WA 984932735

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

9600 Veterans Dr Sw
A-122-Sw-Bldg 148

Tacoma, WA 984932735

Telephone 2535833178
Fax 2535833178
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Seattle Vamc Facility NPI 1790733285

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2013

Years since graduation

13 years (graduated 2013)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional 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.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Charles Allen 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Charles Allen as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Tacoma and Washington

147 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (2,142 in Washington).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Tacoma

1.4% of these 147 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

2.7% of these 147 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

Social Worker Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 104100000X

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

Social Worker - Clinical

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 1041C0700X

A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20240603003943

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

OR

PECOS Control ID

2668914862

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Not Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

16 listed
Amir Aref

Internal Medicine

NPI 1063522126
Dr. Amy Chong , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1841827383

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kristin Cook , ARNP, CNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1891318549

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1265883722

Doctor of Optometry

Mark Dunnihoo

Podiatrist

NPI 1205119351
Dr. Sharon Falzgraf , MD

Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

NPI 1124087093

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated April 21, 2014.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1760802482
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: April 21, 2014
Last Update: March 05, 2015
Sole Proprietor: No

Mailing Address

9600 Veterans Dr Sw, A-122-Sw-Bldg 148

Tacoma, WA 984932735

Phone: 2535833178

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.