Michelle Ann Hunter-Behrend, MD
Emergency Medicine · Tacoma
- Medicare standing
- Clear
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- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington · Tacoma Emergency Care Physicians PLLC
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California Medical Board record
Licence A126620 · Cancelled
Licence status: Cancelled · since 2013 · New York Medical College.
License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Washington MD.MD.60629314Physician And Surgeon License · since 2016 · expires 2027-01-30Matched by name, not licence number; check the name before relying on it.ActiveNo 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
$29,744
Medicare paid this office $29,744 for 230 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 130 | $17,897 | $134 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 35 | $5,694 | $163 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 32 | $2,845 | $86 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 111 | $776 | $6 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 11 | $57 | $5 |
Who their Medicare patients are
230 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 22% · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 27% · Health risk score 1.79. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Diabetes 32% · Depression 32% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Heart failure 27% · COPD 27% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Cancer 18% · Dementia 17% · Stroke 16%.
The office billed $363,373, Medicare allowed $38,409 and paid $29,744; for 371 services of 17 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 | 230 | 371 | 74 | 1.79 | $363,373 | $29,744 |
| 2023 | 156 | 273 | 75 | 2.09 | $212,986 | $20,571 |
| 2022 | 203 | 357 | 71 | 1.68 | $269,771 | $26,566 |
| 2021 | 228 | 419 | 71 | 2.03 | $303,927 | $31,633 |
| 2020 | 179 | 317 | 69 | 1.81 | $242,815 | $25,312 |
| 2019 | 299 | 530 | 71 | 2.15 | $398,547 | $45,575 |
| 2018 | 270 | 443 | 69 | 2.18 | $227,287 | $35,680 |
| 2017 | 447 | 782 | 72 | 2.25 | $330,549 | $59,813 |
| 2016 | 305 | 491 | 73 | 2.21 | $213,029 | $38,836 |
| 2015 | 178 | 214 | 72 | 2.00 | $129,466 | $23,996 |
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: 6 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 27 | $4,864 | $180 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 33 | $4,670 | $142 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 36 | $4,636 | $125 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 35 | $3,202 | $91 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 65 | $473 | $6 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 25 | $113 | $5 |
2022: 8 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 60 | $8,628 | $144 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 49 | $6,954 | $142 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 21 | $4,167 | $198 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 24 | $2,204 | $92 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 22 | $1,191 | $54 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 14 | $798 | $57 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 93 | $649 | $6 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 31 | $158 | $5 |
2021: 8 services
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 62 | $9,762 | $155 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 60 | $9,331 | $150 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 20 | $4,053 | $203 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 26 | $2,358 | $91 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 27 | $1,547 | $57 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 23 | $1,369 | $60 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 111 | $854 | $7 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 41 | $254 | $6 |
2020: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 66 | $9,188 | $139 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 37 | $6,913 | $187 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 30 | $4,569 | $152 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 20 | $1,822 | $91 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 89 | $675 | $7 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 14 | $505 | $36 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 30 | $171 | $6 |
2019: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 128 | $17,440 | $134 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 68 | $10,130 | $145 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 43 | $7,613 | $177 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 35 | $3,193 | $86 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 24 | $1,469 | $59 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 140 | $1,086 | $7 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 21 | $985 | $45 |
2018: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 120 | $15,310 | $127 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 46 | $6,662 | $145 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 32 | $5,431 | $170 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 38 | $3,353 | $86 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 26 | $1,211 | $45 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 122 | $928 | $7 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 12 | $689 | $57 |
2017: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 225 | $29,834 | $129 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 97 | $8,210 | $84 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 52 | $7,409 | $140 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 34 | $6,491 | $175 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 238 | $1,817 | $7 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 32 | $1,558 | $49 |
2016: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 146 | $19,349 | $132 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 64 | $5,427 | $85 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 28 | $4,038 | $144 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 22 | $3,825 | $174 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 24 | $1,326 | $55 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 114 | $864 | $6 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 15 | $656 | $44 |
2015: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 86 | $13,140 | $148 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 41 | $4,157 | $101 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 13 | $1,159 | $89 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 17 | $842 | $50 |
Medicaid work
$59,565 in 2024
Medicaid paid $59,565 for 969 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 54 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 301 | $32,075 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 339 | $26,148 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 216 | $799 |
| Service(s) provided between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM at 24-hour facility, in addition to basic service | 113 | $543 |
| 2024 | 969 | 4 | 54 | $59,565 |
| 2023 | 377 | 3 | 42 | $28,001 |
| 2022 | 472 | 5 | 48 | $28,278 |
| 2021 | 240 | 4 | 24 | $11,053 |
| 2019 | 42 | 3 | 15 | $1,133 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 14 | $821 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 309 | $24,104 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 37 | $3,766 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 31 | $131 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 147 | $10,766 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 88 | $9,334 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 138 | $6,062 |
| HOSP IP/OBS SAME DATE HI 85 | 14 | $1,785 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 85 | $331 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 75 | $4,860 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 47 | $4,266 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 37 | $1,626 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 81 | $300 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 12 | $678 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 15 | $406 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 15 | $48 |
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 14 | $821 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$5,859
Pharmacies billed $5,859 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 14% of their Part D prescriptions (40 of 288) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.
256 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $5,859 in drug cost · 57 antibiotic prescriptions to 47 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Ondansetron Odt | 41 | $372 | $9 |
| Cephalexin | 13 | $250 | $17 |
| Ibuprofen | 22 | $102 | $5 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 24 | $93 | $4 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $33 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 288 | 156 | 14% (40) | None | $5,859 |
| 2023 | 137 | 93 | 19% (26) | 12% | $2,876 |
| 2022 | 163 | 102 | 20% (32) | 7% | $1,759 |
| 2021 | 121 | 74 | 14% (17) | None | $2,385 |
| 2020 | 98 | 66 | 18% (18) | None | $3,570 |
| 2019 | 197 | 109 | 16% (32) | None | $3,335 |
| 2018 | 166 | 99 | 19% (31) | None | $3,242 |
| 2017 | 285 | 167 | 21% (61) | 6% | $6,560 |
| 2016 | 169 | 94 | 15% (26) | 8% | $10,197 |
| 2015 | 95 | 72 | 28% (27) | None | $2,731 |
| 2014 | 36 | 24 | None | None | $467 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 14 | $150 | $11 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $139 | $10 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 16 | $57 | $4 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $52 | $5 |
2022: 3 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 26 | $439 | $17 |
| Ibuprofen | 17 | $70 | $4 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 11 | $49 | $4 |
2021: 1 drug
| Ondansetron Odt | 18 | $169 | $9 |
2020: 1 drug
| Ondansetron Odt | 15 | $182 | $12 |
2019: 4 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 30 | $355 | $12 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $306 | $20 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $93 | $6 |
| Ibuprofen | 14 | $75 | $5 |
2018: 3 drugs
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $143 | $13 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 17 | $134 | $8 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $90 | $6 |
2017: 7 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 31 | $308 | $10 |
| Cephalexin | 25 | $213 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 31 | $112 | $4 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $106 | $10 |
| Azithromycin | 13 | $54 | $4 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $54 | $4 |
| Ibuprofen | 14 | $51 | $4 |
2016: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 19 | $138 | $7 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $97 | $8 |
2015: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $129 | $7 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1659637437
- Licence
- CA A126620California A126620: CancelledWashington MD.MD.60629314: Active
- Trained
- New York Medical College, 2012
- Group
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington · Tacoma Emergency Care Physicians PLLC
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 209 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405
- NPI first listed
- 2012-04-06
- NPI last updated
- 2026-04-10
- NPI record certified
- 2026-04-10
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
This office lists an electronic records connection.