Home › Doctors › Washington › Tacoma › Chiropractors
Chiropractors who accept Medicare in Tacoma, WA
CMS lists 52 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Tacoma. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 35. Offer telehealth: 0.
Medicare Part B covers chiropractic care only for manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation; other services and tests a chiropractor orders are not covered.
Is this your organization or practice? Feature it at the top of this page — $49 for 30 days →
Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Danan A. Bakke, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991 · Palmer College Chiropractic - DavenportMaleOther offices in Tacoma: 1Bethanne M. Baretich, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleFemaleLawrence R. Bauml, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1966 · Palmer College Chiropractic - DavenportMaleStephen J. Bauml, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleMatthew Caulfield, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · New York Chiropractic CollegeMaleEndeah L. Chandler, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleJeffrey S. Clary, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996MaleMichael D. Clifton, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleBrooke W. Coates, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Los Angeles College of ChiropracticFemaleBradley D. Eyford, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · Western States College of ChiropracticMaleDon L. Finlayson, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986 · Palmer College Chiropractic - DavenportMaleSally W. Finlayson, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986 · Palmer College Chiropractic - DavenportFemaleScott W. Finlayson, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleJames A. Frandanisa, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993MaleOther offices in Tacoma: 1Annette Garza, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleMark A. Haley, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleDavid P. Hendrickson, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleLeonard Ho, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011MaleAlicia S. Kay, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · New York Chiropractic CollegeFemaleBrent A. Linse, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996MaleDevin R. Long, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Life Chiropractic CollegeMaleIrelis Miller Carattini, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Life Chiropractic CollegeFemaleSerena L. Penn, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Palmer College Chiropractic - DavenportFemaleRichard M. Raymond, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986 · Western States College of ChiropracticMaleJames W. Salmi, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleLupe J. Sanchez IV, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011MaleRyan T. Smith, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · Western States College of ChiropracticMaleCessalie R. Stalder, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Los Angeles College of ChiropracticFemaleRobert A. Stalder, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Los Angeles College of ChiropracticMaleBrian J. Stemp, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · Life Chiropractic CollegeMaleDavid R. Stemp, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleJason E. Stockton, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleOther offices in Tacoma: 2Kevin J. Ulmer, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleDavid H. Woodworth, DC
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · New York Chiropractic CollegeMaleSarah L. Zindt, CH
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleFemaleKristen M. Drumm, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleMichael J. Enstad, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2009 · Northwestern College of ChiropracticMaleSean M. Flaherty, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2001 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleAaron M. Guillen, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2025MaleShawn P. Hoffrogge, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2011 · Northwestern College of ChiropracticMaleOmar Jimenez, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024 · Western States College of ChiropracticMaleTimothy W. Joy, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2002 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleJeffrey B. Kahrs, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 1986MaleGeorge P. Keogh, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 1997MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $18Douglas M. Long, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 1993 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleMichael V. Long, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2000 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleKevin M. Lyter, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2000 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleLaelle M. Martin, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2007 · Life Chiropractic College - WestFemalePaul W. Martin, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 2006 · Life Chiropractic College - WestMaleRodger Niemi, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2001 · Palmer College Chiropractic - West SunnyvaleMaleNilda L. Ramos Gonzalez, DC
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018 · Life Chiropractic CollegeFemaleDena M. Terranova, CH
May accept assignmentGraduated 1992 · Los Angeles College of ChiropracticFemaleOther offices in Tacoma: 1
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Tacoma
- Primary care doctors565
- Nurse practitioners631
- Cardiologists113
- Dermatologists13
- Orthopedic surgeons59
- Neurologists50
- Gastroenterologists31
- Ophthalmologists37
- Optometrists34
- Podiatrists25
- Urologists23
- Pulmonologists44
- Nephrologists21
- Endocrinologists16
- Rheumatologists8
- ENT doctors22
- Oncologists38
- Psychiatrists40
- Psychologists34
- Therapists and counselors125
- Physical therapists203
- Occupational therapists22
- Speech therapists13
- Audiologists20
- Gynecologists69
- General surgeons75
- Vascular surgeons23
- Pain management doctors12
- Physiatrists20
- Dietitians8
- Neurosurgeons14
- Infectious disease doctors16
Other care in Tacoma
Hospitals · Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
Nearby cities
Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).