Diane E. Ames, ARNP
Nurse Practitioners (Family Nurse Practitioner)
1802 Yakima Ave Ste 104
Tacoma, WA 98405
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Pierce County includes primary care (20% of residents) and dental (11% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 125
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Family Nurse Practitioner primary
WA license AP60663886 -
Nurse Practitioner
WA license AP60663886
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA
Medical groups
- Franciscan Medical Group (1,421 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
- 125
- Services billed
- 183
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 50 | 45 |
| Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 24 | 23 |
| Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 19 | 19 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 16 | 16 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 14 | 13 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 14 | 13 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 13 | 13 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 11 | 11 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 11 | 11 |
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 Tacoma, WA | 17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl Other prescribers in Tacoma, WA | 15 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.