Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD in Puyallup, WA - Medicare Family Practice

Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Puyallup, Washington. He went to Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine and graduated in 1998 and has 26 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Multicare Health System and his current practice location is 16515 Meridian E, Suite 104a, Puyallup, Washington. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (253) 697-3030.

Dr Doug Henry Smathers is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD00039786) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1083670004.

Contact Information

	Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD
	16515 Meridian E, Suite 104a, Puyallup, WA 98375-6251
	(253) 697-3030
	(253) 697-8190

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Doug Henry Smathers
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	26 Years
Location	16515 Meridian E, Puyallup, Washington
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Doug Henry Smathers attended and graduated from Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine in 1998

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1083670004
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/26/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1153338629
Enrollment ID: I20060309000022

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Doug Henry Smathers such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1083670004	NPI	-	NPPES
8324550	Medicaid	WA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	MD00039786 (Washington)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health	Tacoma, WA	Home health agency
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital	Tacoma, WA	Hospital
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital	Puyallup, WA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Multicare Health System	7719899897	1704

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Entity Name	Multicare Health System
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1497766638 PECOS PAC ID: 7719899897 Enrollment ID: O20031105000760

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD 16515 Meridian E, #104a, Puyallup, WA 98375 Ph: (253) 697-3030	Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD 16515 Meridian E, Suite 104a, Puyallup, WA 98375-6251 Ph: (253) 697-3030

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Family Medicine Doctors in Puyallup, WA

Tonya Harris, D.O. Family Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 3705 S Meridian Ste B, Puyallup, WA 98373 Phone: 253-765-5050
Neha Yadav, M.D Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 10217 125th Street Ct E Fl 2, Puyallup, WA 98374 Phone: 253-864-4550
Jennea Lynn Skaar, ARNP Family Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 16515 Meridian E Ste 104a, Puyallup, WA 98375 Phone: 253-792-6650
Mark S. Kim, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1803 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371 Phone: 253-268-3400 Fax: 253-268-3870
Dr. Daria Sciarrone, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 11019 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98373 Phone: 253-537-0293 Fax: 425-537-7650
Archie Adams, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 1450 5th St Se, 1500, Puyallup, WA 98372 Phone: 253-697-4005 Fax: 253-697-3404
Dr. Jennifer N Pense, DO Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 611 31st Ave Sw, Ste C, Puyallup, WA 98373 Phone: 253-848-5951 Fax: 253-845-7073

Dr Doug Henry Smathers, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Puyallup, WA

Contact Information

Physician's Profile

Medical Identifiers

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Group Practice Association

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Medicare Reassignments

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Mailing Address and Practice Location

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Family Medicine Doctors in Puyallup, WA