Ka Yi Tam, MD
Ophthalmology · Gig Harbor
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Multicare Health System · 2,312 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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State licence records
1 licence
- Washington MD.MD.61150286Physician And Surgeon License · since 2021 · expires 2028-05-12ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Multicare Health System, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 65% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.48, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.475, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.533, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.48 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.475 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.533 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.85 to 2.55) · 1,883 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.19 (0.94 to 1.44) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 206.43 (165.02 to 247.83) · 157 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 168 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.2 · 149 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 511 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.4 · 666 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.5 · 631 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 5,025 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.37) · 8,942 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.04 to 0.4) · 9,440 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.43 (1.72 to 5.14) · 2,917 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.22 (0.85 to 3.58) · 1,368 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (2.15 to 4.69) · 2,634 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 12.36 (7.76 to 16.96) · 1,357 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.67 (3.65 to 9.69) · 1,315 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.07 (0.67 to 3.48) · 668 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.71 (0.17 to 1.25) · 7,549 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5 · 184 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.968 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.679 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 302 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.4 · 873 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 32.2 · 225 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.5 · 574 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 33.6 · 647 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.8 · 1,023 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.9 (3.8 to 6.3) · 712 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.5 (9.6 to 13.6) · 712 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.2 · 165 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.9 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.1 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (9.5 to 16.9) · 197 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 942 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,937 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 65% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 69% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 48% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$6,537
Medicare paid this office $6,537 for 43 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 19 | $1,711 | $90 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,358 | $54 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Cataract surgery | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
43 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 61% · Health risk score 1.58. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 56% · Diabetes 28% · Chronic kidney disease 26%.
The office billed $27,129, Medicare allowed $9,756 and paid $6,537; for 89 services of 15 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 43 | 89 | 75 | 1.58 | $27,129 | $6,537 |
| 2023 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 1.08 | $8,838 | $2,516 |
| 2022 | 14 | 27 | 75 | 0.61 | $11,215 | $3,129 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 1 service
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 14 | $1,361 | $97 |
Medicaid work
$103,849 in 2024
Medicaid paid $103,849 for 2,253 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 81 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 440 | $35,834 |
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | 371 | $31,893 |
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE EST PT 1/>VST | 259 | $18,448 |
| SENSORIMOTOR EXAMINATION | 262 | $9,495 |
| DETERMINATION REFRACTIVE STATE | 749 | $8,179 |
| Medication list documented in medical record (COA) | 172 | $0 |
| 2024 | 2,253 | 6 | 81 | $103,849 |
| 2023 | 1,386 | 5 | 76 | $67,504 |
| 2022 | 596 | 6 | 61 | $25,067 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | 336 | $28,949 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 226 | $17,737 |
| SENSORIMOTOR EXAMINATION | 241 | $8,647 |
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE EST PT 1/>VST | 98 | $6,831 |
| DETERMINATION REFRACTIVE STATE | 485 | $5,340 |
2022
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | 144 | $11,998 |
| OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE EST PT 1/>VST | 48 | $3,382 |
| SENSORIMOTOR EXAMINATION | 91 | $3,183 |
| DETERMINATION REFRACTIVE STATE | 273 | $2,601 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 18 | $2,169 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,733 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1407387996
- Licence
- WA MD61150286Washington MD.MD.61150286: Active
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207WX0110X (207WX0110X); Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 5299, Ms: 820-5-Pco, Tacoma, WA, 98415
- NPI first listed
- 2017-03-25
- NPI last updated
- 2024-02-26
- NPI record certified
- 2024-02-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128 · 4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA, 98105