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Michelle Nicole Parks, MD

Hospitalist · Seattle

NPI 1801474291

Medicare standing
Clear
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Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · The Association of University Physicians · 3,484 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: University of Washington Medical Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Washington MD.MD.61539094Physician And Surgeon License · since 2024 · expires 2027-02-11Matched 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.

  • University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle, WAAcute Care Hospital · Government - State · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of UW Medicine, which runs 4 hospitalsHome of Fred Hutchinson / University of Washington / Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.94 (1.58 to 8.3) · 2,791 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 2.48 (0.42 to 4.54) · 3,047 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.42, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 8.1 (6 to 10.6) · 540 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,118 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of Washington Medical Ctr

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of Washington Medical Ctr
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.94 (1.58 to 8.3) · 2,791 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths2.48 (0.42 to 4.54) · 3,047 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.42BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits8.1 (6 to 10.6) · 540 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,118 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.14 (0.41 to 1.87) · 3,356 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.87 (0.68 to 1.06)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths171.77 (137.68 to 205.86) · 295 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 33 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 123 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.6 · 169 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.4 · 643 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.6 · 522 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 256 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 5,179 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.31 (0.14 to 0.48) · 12,916 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.31 (0.14 to 0.48) · 13,941 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.81 (2.43 to 5.19) · 5,095 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.99 (0 to 2.05) · 3,007 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths3.24 (2.26 to 4.23) · 4,648 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.73 (0.45 to 3.02) · 1,296 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0.42 to 1.28) · 11,531 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.9 · 136 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.227No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.165No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.919No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.72No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.262No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.7 · 288 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.2 · 887 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-17.4 · 213 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-32.1 · 730 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits12 · 543 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 649 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5 (3.6 to 6.8) · 540 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 138 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.5 · 34 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 173 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.9 (10.1 to 16.3) · 2,084 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,925 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of Washington Medical Ctr
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of Washington Medical Ctr
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information90%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$15,584

Medicare paid this office $15,584 for 58 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes22$4,467$99
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes26$3,895$66
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes16$1,550$97
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or12$1,105$26
Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th14$611$25

Who their Medicare patients are

58 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Women 45% · Also on Medicaid 31% · Health risk score 1.87. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 45% · Coronary heart disease 43% · Chronic kidney disease 40% · Depression 38% · Cancer 34% · Heart failure 31% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · COPD 24%.

The office billed $58,447, Medicare allowed $19,560 and paid $15,584; for 218 services of 14 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.

Professional record

NPI
1801474291
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
Po Box 50095, Seattle, WA, 98145
NPI first listed
2021-03-29
NPI last updated
2024-06-27
NPI record certified
2024-06-27

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Drive, Lane 154, Stanford, CA, 94305