Dr. Michael Seward M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1134124522 is registered to Dr. Michael Seward M.D., a Ophthalmology Physician practising at 2915 S Alder St in Tacoma, Washington. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Michael Seward M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 2 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 2 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 676 Ophthalmology Physician providers on file in Washington.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20231101002208OphthalmologyAK
- I20231101003155OphthalmologyWA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Michael Seward M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Michael Seward M.D. directly at (125) 347-3027.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1134124522 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (125) 347-3027.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Michael Seward M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 676 Ophthalmology Physician providers are registered in Washington, and Dr. Michael Seward M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.