Alex W Cantafio, MD

Primary specialty

Transplant Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 204F00000X

License

60067814 Issued in WA

Practice address

1003 S 5TH St Ste 1P
Tacoma, WA 98405-4210

Phone

(253) 403-6825

Fax

(253) 864-2847

NPI assigned

May 24, 2006

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, TN2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Multicare Health SystemGroup PAC ID 7719899897, 2,312 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Hospital, Tacoma, WA, CCN 500129
• Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Hospital, Puyallup, WA, CCN 500079

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

Flagged The directory lists this NPI on an HHS exclusion list. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Multicare Health System

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1497766638
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Yakima, WA
  • NPI 1306933940
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University Health System, Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1790738763
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Multicare Health System

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Spokane, WA
  • NPI 1396594875
  NPD
• Multicare Health System

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Auburn, WA
  • NPI 1861872178
  NPD
• Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Yakima, WA
  • NPI 1366325870
  NPD
• University Health System Inc

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1306609748
  NPD
• University Health System, Inc

  • Surgical Oncology Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1013098623
  NPD
• Multicare Health System

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Auburn, WA
  • NPI 1013969195
  NPD (past)
• Major Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • NPI 1174555692
  NPD (past)
• University Health System, Inc

  • Vascular Surgery Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1891002523

  Transplant Surgery

  NPD (past)

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

• Multicare Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1366556227
  Care Compare affiliation
• Multicare Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Puyallup, WA
  • NPI 1841231461
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "1003 S 5TH ST STE 1P",
            "city": "TACOMA",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "984054210",
            "telephone_number": "253-403-6825",
            "fax_number": "253-864-2847"
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            "address_1": "8205 E 56th St Ste 250",
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            "state": "IN",
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        {
            "address_1": "1940 Alcoa Hwy",
            "address_2": "Suite E140",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "379202244",
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            "telephone_number": "865-305-9858",
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        "last_name": "CANTAFIO",
        "first_name": "ALEX",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-24",
        "last_updated": "2026-06-16",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-16",
        "status": "A"
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            "license": "01083446A",
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}

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• Marlie Virginia Cantrell, LMP
• Janie Seferina Cantu, CPC
• Ronn Cantu
• Maureen Elizabeth Cantwell, M.S., L.C.G.C.

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

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 16, 2026; 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.