Dr. Timothy W. Bax, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
217 W Cataldo Ave Fl 3
Spokane, WA 99201
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Spokane County includes primary care (67% of residents) and dental (43% of residents) and mental health (29% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine (1992)
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 231
Licensed in Washington since 1998, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1992Medical school: Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
WA license MD00036060 (first issued 1998; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. Spokane, WA
- Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA
Medical groups
- Providence Health and Services Washington (784 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 231
- Services billed
- 464
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 62 | 62 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 55 | 37 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 53 | 33 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 49 | 49 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 21 | 17 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 20 | 18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 15 | 15 |
| Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | 14 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Spokane, WA | 44 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Spokane, WA | 17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Spokane, WA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.