Ideal Option, PLLC - Medicare Primary Care in Kennewick, WA

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Ideal Option, PLLC is a medicare enrolled primary clinic (Clinic/center) in Kennewick, Washington. The current practice location for Ideal Option, PLLC is 8508 W Gage Blvd Ste A101, Kennewick, Washington. For appointments, you can reach them via phone at (877) 522-1275. The mailing address for Ideal Option, PLLC is 500 Sw 7th St Ste A205, Renton, Washington and phone number is (877) 522-1275.

Ideal Option, PLLC is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD00046152). The clinic also participates in the medicare program and its NPI number is 1457788275. This medical practice accepts medicare insurance (which means this clinic accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance). However, please confirm if they accept your insurance at (877) 522-1275.

Contact Information

Ideal Option, PLLC
8508 W Gage Blvd Ste A101
Kennewick
WA 99336
(877) 522-1275
(509) 491-3031

Map and Direction


Primary Care Clinic Profile

Full NameIdeal Option, PLLC
SpecialityClinic/Center
Location8508 W Gage Blvd Ste A101, Kennewick, Washington
Authorized Official Name and PositionBrian Jefferson Dawson (MD, CMO)
Authorized Official Contact5092221275
Accepts Medicare InsuranceYes. This clinic participates in medicare program and accept medicare insurance.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Ideal Option, PLLC
500 Sw 7th St Ste A205
Renton
WA 98057-2983

Ph: (877) 522-1275		Ideal Option, PLLC
8508 W Gage Blvd Ste A101
Kennewick
WA 99336

Ph: (877) 522-1275

NPI Details:

NPI Number1457788275
Provider Enumeration Date10/11/2013
Last Update Date04/21/2026
Certification Date04/21/2026

Medicare PECOS Information:

Medicare PECOS PAC ID6709013105
Medicare Enrollment IDO20131210001184

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ideal Option, PLLC such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1457788275NPI-NPPES
4243943MedicaidMD
2031254MedicaidWA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
261Q00000XClinic/center MD00046152 (Washington)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Ideal Option, PLLC acts as a billing entity for following providers:
Provider NameHoward L Leibrand
Provider TypePractitioner - Emergency Medicine
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1710914312
PECOS PAC ID: 6800788647
Enrollment ID: I20040326000948
Provider NameRichard Mattis
Provider TypePractitioner - Family Practice
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1821040247
PECOS PAC ID: 7113964958
Enrollment ID: I20050413000155
Provider NameBrian Dawson
Provider TypePractitioner - Emergency Medicine
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1871540435
PECOS PAC ID: 6800811993
Enrollment ID: I20051007000457
Provider NameEvening Glaser
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1932398260
PECOS PAC ID: 7719060839
Enrollment ID: I20080213000393
Provider NameCalista Comstock
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1720240401
PECOS PAC ID: 8729156658
Enrollment ID: I20081006000440
Provider NameBernard Joseph Navarro Pulido
Provider TypePractitioner - Family Practice
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1194930537
PECOS PAC ID: 7618016957
Enrollment ID: I20091130000528
Provider NameMichelle E Meako
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1043545254
PECOS PAC ID: 3678612751
Enrollment ID: I20091202000719
Provider NameAaron Levin
Provider TypePractitioner - Anesthesiology
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1851333769
PECOS PAC ID: 6406756253
Enrollment ID: I20101215000232
Provider NameBryan Lee Blythe
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1366422602
PECOS PAC ID: 2860676525
Enrollment ID: I20130325000539
Provider NameJames Peay
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1164869988
PECOS PAC ID: 2567605801
Enrollment ID: I20130905000348
Provider NameSusan Mitchell
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1740502616
PECOS PAC ID: 1153459458
Enrollment ID: I20140829001546
Provider NameEllen K Kohler-krava
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1710390620
PECOS PAC ID: 3274752043
Enrollment ID: I20140910001928
Provider NameSarah Pedersen
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1023494226
PECOS PAC ID: 6608185335
Enrollment ID: I20151021000195
Provider NameStephanie Margaret Bowdish
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1508216045
PECOS PAC ID: 9032405725
Enrollment ID: I20160906002592
Provider NameSamantha Wheeler
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1629362207
PECOS PAC ID: 4284801770
Enrollment ID: I20170306001365
Provider NameDaniel L Goulette
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1285031872
PECOS PAC ID: 9830412501
Enrollment ID: I20170614001514
Provider NameElisabeth Noel Fisher
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1730607664
PECOS PAC ID: 4587920871
Enrollment ID: I20171101002739
Provider NameKelley Prado
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1962872937
PECOS PAC ID: 2769782234
Enrollment ID: I20171103002078
Provider NameAveril Mara True
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1295252435
PECOS PAC ID: 6305104985
Enrollment ID: I20180103003007
Provider NameMarianne Hanna Wahba
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073680146
PECOS PAC ID: 4284997602
Enrollment ID: I20180418001394
Provider NameNathan Kaiser
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1184060980
PECOS PAC ID: 9133363070
Enrollment ID: I20180626000811
Provider NameJade Ammons
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1164836862
PECOS PAC ID: 7618196585
Enrollment ID: I20180801000684
Provider NameKasin Mayne Sanders
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1841710530
PECOS PAC ID: 0749554939
Enrollment ID: I20180904002288
Provider NameJaclyn Kassen
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1538538707
PECOS PAC ID: 4789954421
Enrollment ID: I20190109003192
Provider NameGurpreet Kaur Minhas
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1649765603
PECOS PAC ID: 8729324850
Enrollment ID: I20190110003171
Provider NameTodd Reuben Draper
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1760912182
PECOS PAC ID: 4082989215
Enrollment ID: I20190314000491
Provider NameEric Fox
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1346756137
PECOS PAC ID: 9133469638
Enrollment ID: I20190320001190
Provider NameLindsay Ann Corsa
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1770067613
PECOS PAC ID: 4587904826
Enrollment ID: I20190322001034
Provider NameRachael Snyder
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1356843361
PECOS PAC ID: 8527321157
Enrollment ID: I20190422002295
Provider NameChloe Nichols
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1053654541
PECOS PAC ID: 5597903419
Enrollment ID: I20190422002296
Provider NameBenjamin Rae
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1770051229
PECOS PAC ID: 5698017002
Enrollment ID: I20190506001672
Provider NameRhonda Renee Woodside
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1215362546
PECOS PAC ID: 3779806484
Enrollment ID: I20190723001915
Provider NameStaci J Walner
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1669036976
PECOS PAC ID: 4880921717
Enrollment ID: I20190814003344
Provider NameBrittany Marie Czerna
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1427415835
PECOS PAC ID: 9335434885
Enrollment ID: I20190905003006
Provider NameNicole Lee Robinson
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1972084978
PECOS PAC ID: 5395099204
Enrollment ID: I20190912003159
Provider NameCarissa Cornell
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1629323605
PECOS PAC ID: 5092941229
Enrollment ID: I20191014001469
Provider NameVern Andrus
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1134609035
PECOS PAC ID: 2769815372
Enrollment ID: I20191211002358
Provider NameAngela Cannady
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1639725245
PECOS PAC ID: 1052745593
Enrollment ID: I20191217000299
Provider NameBrittney Andrea Harris
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437791662
PECOS PAC ID: 0143654111
Enrollment ID: I20191227001592
Provider NameKa Rose
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1780946764
PECOS PAC ID: 2264680891
Enrollment ID: I20200403001874
Provider NameSusan Marvel
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1699257824
PECOS PAC ID: 7012347230
Enrollment ID: I20200430000843
Provider NameKarla Hennequin
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1841274248
PECOS PAC ID: 9133107840
Enrollment ID: I20200526000555
Provider NameDorian Larsen
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1356489041
PECOS PAC ID: 4587977780
Enrollment ID: I20200710001899
Provider NameSheri Larue Bagley
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1265806475
PECOS PAC ID: 0941507982
Enrollment ID: I20200831001927
Provider NameHeather Mcmanigal
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1154986560
PECOS PAC ID: 3072769967
Enrollment ID: I20200916001822
Provider NameKristin Marie Sawyer
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1821521758
PECOS PAC ID: 7416351481
Enrollment ID: I20210812003099
Provider NameJoshua Morrison
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437823523
PECOS PAC ID: 7113322025
Enrollment ID: I20210816001969
Provider NamePenny R Buckland
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1194129411
PECOS PAC ID: 8628392917
Enrollment ID: I20211015002500
Provider NameTerra Ann Mclain
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1730713348
PECOS PAC ID: 9436549409
Enrollment ID: I20211206002040
Provider NameManpreet Kaur
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1912557968
PECOS PAC ID: 7618360280
Enrollment ID: I20220202001848
Provider NameKelsey Goulette
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1184199804
PECOS PAC ID: 3577801620
Enrollment ID: I20220204001046
Provider NameDiana Marie Everly
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1396347035
PECOS PAC ID: 7911305768
Enrollment ID: I20220406001160
Provider NameGregory Neal Cagle
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073500302
PECOS PAC ID: 5395775837
Enrollment ID: I20220421000973
Provider NameReece Allawatt
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1992192660
PECOS PAC ID: 6901285113
Enrollment ID: I20220617002267
Provider NameMina Michael
Provider TypePractitioner - Internal Medicine
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1124687157
PECOS PAC ID: 1850779224
Enrollment ID: I20220902001649
Provider NameZoey Mckenna Gustafson
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1235796251
PECOS PAC ID: 5890171110
Enrollment ID: I20221010002048
Provider NameKristi Pope
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1821507419
PECOS PAC ID: 6406193853
Enrollment ID: I20221111002008
Provider NameCourtney Nixon
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1649933417
PECOS PAC ID: 7618367343
Enrollment ID: I20230203000813
Provider NameHeather Hillis
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1750793055
PECOS PAC ID: 1355699653
Enrollment ID: I20230215001551
Provider NameMelissa Ann Gibbs
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1194223891
PECOS PAC ID: 8022378199
Enrollment ID: I20230228003078
Provider NameHeather Watson
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1790335297
PECOS PAC ID: 3072945724
Enrollment ID: I20230315001428
Provider NameFelix a Adeyemi
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1801089123
PECOS PAC ID: 6507018942
Enrollment ID: I20230315001459
Provider NameLaura a Henson
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1477703973
PECOS PAC ID: 5496947400
Enrollment ID: I20230316000522
Provider NameBrooke Hewitt
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1770185068
PECOS PAC ID: 7113339102
Enrollment ID: I20230316002184
Provider NameTiffany Marie Noone
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1093314122
PECOS PAC ID: 6103237508
Enrollment ID: I20230517002985
Provider NameDimsey Brown
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437576469
PECOS PAC ID: 4688898679
Enrollment ID: I20230609002152
Provider NameDeni Mayliz Fitzpatrick
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1760008940
PECOS PAC ID: 7315337474
Enrollment ID: I20230614002211
Provider NameAmanda Clemmons
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437564408
PECOS PAC ID: 1052539160
Enrollment ID: I20230622000784
Provider NameKesli Dickens
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1124501630
PECOS PAC ID: 2567891567
Enrollment ID: I20230707001274
Provider NamePatrick Mclaughlin
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1578283230
PECOS PAC ID: 4880062405
Enrollment ID: I20230714002537
Provider NameSarah Kucera
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1972040103
PECOS PAC ID: 9133405103
Enrollment ID: I20230828002941
Provider NameSarah Ann Henrichs
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1831867399
PECOS PAC ID: 5496128381
Enrollment ID: I20231009003151
Provider NameTy Bradford
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1053075077
PECOS PAC ID: 7012386717
Enrollment ID: I20231016000813
Provider NameKellen Joseph Byrne
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1629782511
PECOS PAC ID: 5698121978
Enrollment ID: I20231023001676
Provider NameChanel Dominque Bullock
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1346752151
PECOS PAC ID: 8325307879
Enrollment ID: I20231114003809
Provider NameMark R Mencel
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1417257908
PECOS PAC ID: 2264687409
Enrollment ID: I20231205003430
Provider NameSara R Fissel
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1821587478
PECOS PAC ID: 0941551196
Enrollment ID: I20231212001834
Provider NameBrittany Liane Zoto
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1649052697
PECOS PAC ID: 3476903873
Enrollment ID: I20231227002903
Provider NameAmber Davis
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1467164475
PECOS PAC ID: 1557722832
Enrollment ID: I20240108003631
Provider NameSarah Annette Kuhn
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1619628336
PECOS PAC ID: 1850779851
Enrollment ID: I20240424002677
Provider NameKarsen Cullen
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1184496200
PECOS PAC ID: 5395189963
Enrollment ID: I20240522001055
Provider NameAlexandra Sather
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1952188757
PECOS PAC ID: 9537515408
Enrollment ID: I20240610003353
Provider NameJenna Gilbert
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1679055057
PECOS PAC ID: 0446685234
Enrollment ID: I20240626004506
Provider NameCallie Fletcher
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1760755144
PECOS PAC ID: 0244492379
Enrollment ID: I20240710001681
Provider NameKasey Brook Swiontek
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1467148494
PECOS PAC ID: 0547603458
Enrollment ID: I20240904003401
Provider NameVallie Jacobson
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1376158501
PECOS PAC ID: 8628509932
Enrollment ID: I20240926003921
Provider NameMelissa Michele Welch
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1477798817
PECOS PAC ID: 6204992159
Enrollment ID: I20240927002046
Provider NameEbony Montgomery
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1629531595
PECOS PAC ID: 2769894583
Enrollment ID: I20250409002573
Provider NameMichelle Gohl
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1093345654
PECOS PAC ID: 9032546445
Enrollment ID: I20250926000958
Provider NameZak Thatcher
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1154297760
PECOS PAC ID: 1355831272
Enrollment ID: I20251107002639
Provider NameHerman David Montoya
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1346973484
PECOS PAC ID: 9234578709
Enrollment ID: I20251203001956
Provider NameSydney Buchli
Provider TypePractitioner - Physician Assistant
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1962103234
PECOS PAC ID: 6204312473
Enrollment ID: I20260108000648
Provider NameSamantha Biser
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1861297756
PECOS PAC ID: 4789103367
Enrollment ID: I20260121003273
Provider NameBrittany Sewell
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1326698689
PECOS PAC ID: 2567794258
Enrollment ID: I20260211002399
Provider NameAmanda Lauren Staggs
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1427772714
PECOS PAC ID: 1658730494
Enrollment ID: I20260511003070
Provider NameMonika Dayal
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1043043300
PECOS PAC ID: 5698263846
Enrollment ID: I20260512001207
Provider NameLavalda Beans
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1992587125
PECOS PAC ID: 1759733967
Enrollment ID: I20260519001111
Provider NameElisabeth Meyer
Provider TypePractitioner - Nurse Practitioner
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1053878645
PECOS PAC ID: 1759851223
Enrollment ID: I20260526001934

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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