William Alexander Ketchum, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

0101276325 Issued in VA

Practice address

9040 Jackson Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98431-0001

Phone

(253) 968-2252

NPI assigned

Mar 27, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in WA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of Med, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Franciscan Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 0547173866, 1,400 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Joseph Medical Center Hospital, Tacoma, WA, CCN 500108

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• WA PPO C-SNP
• devoted network organization-83621310-88c0-4660-8f8d-b8ea8f4dc04e

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Silverdale, WA
  • NPI 1093165334
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Bremerton, WA
  • NPI 1316756067
  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1366539421

  Surgery

  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gig Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1386602555
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1124291117
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1659585370

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1952309098
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "9040 JACKSON AVENUE",
            "city": "TACOMA",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "984310001",
            "telephone_number": "786-973-7400"
        },
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    ],
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            "address_1": "1802 Yakima Ave Ste 104",
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "fax_number": "253-426-4060",
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        },
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            "address_1": "4494 North Palmer Road",
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            "city": "Bethesda",
            "state": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2018-03-27",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-24",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-24",
        "status": "A"
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}

• Katherine Kesler, MD
• Clara Lynn Kessler, DDS
• Aaron E Kester, L.M.P.
• David Garrett Kester, LMP
• Elizabeth Ketchum
• Turan Ketene, DO
• Samanth Ketha, D.O.
• Jennifer Cobelli Kett, MD
• Benjamin James Kevan, DPT
• Kevin K. Gandhi, M.D., PLLC

• Surgery Physician in Tacoma, WA
• Providers in Tacoma, WA by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Washington

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 24, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.