What is Wataru Tamura's specialty?

Wataru Tamura (NPI 1073658365) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Seattle, WA.

Where does Wataru Tamura practice?

Wataru Tamura practices in Seattle, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1073658365.

How much does Medicare pay Wataru Tamura?

Wataru Tamura (NPI 1073658365) received approximately $106K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 260 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1073658365

Wataru TamuraMD

PRACTICEPUGET SOUND GASTROENTEROLOGY, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologySeattle, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

371

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

391

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$48K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 359 Gastroenterology providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 511).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,038

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$69K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium340 claims

Famotidine204 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates152 claims

Cholestyramine (With Sugar)56 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl56 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.8

Quality

54.8

Cost

79.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.20%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$533

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$533

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$533

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 500027

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Wataru Tamura's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	30	62
DELANEY, JOSEPH	24	35
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	13	36
Marc Jacobson Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UW MEDICINE NORTHWEST	106	299
PUGET SOUND GASTROENTEROLOGY, PLLC	47	71
John Carpenter Pathology · Lynnwood, WA	44	70
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	21	58
Paul Edmonson Pathology · Seattle, WA	20	61
American Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Tukwila, WA	16	29
ALLEN, GREGORY	13	20
Puget Sound Gastroenterology, Pllc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Seattle, WA	12	20
Garrett Alcorn Pathology · Burien, WA	11	25
Eric Kinder Diagnostic Radiology · Lynnwood, WA	11	16
DELANEY, JOSEPH	11	16

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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