Medigap in Parkland, WA: Medicare Supplement plans and insurers

CMS lists 5,007 clinicians with practice locations within 8 miles of Parkland, including 2,182 in primary care (family and internal medicine, nurse practitioners and physician assistants). 163 of them (3.3%) are listed as sometimes declining assignment, close to the 4.5% statewide figure. Ask each provider whether they accept assignment; if they all do, Plan N's excess-charge gap won't affect you. Within 25 miles, CMS lists clinicians in physical therapy, mental health, eye care, cardiology, chiropractic, general surgery, and orthopedics. Practices with Medicare clinicians near Parkland include Cascade Eye and Skin Centers Pc, Washington Gastroenterology PLLC, MultiCare Health System, South Hill Family Medicine Pc, and Franciscan Medical Group.

The closest hospital to Parkland is St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, about 4 miles away. Medigap has no hospital network: the Part A deductible ($1,736 in 2026) is covered the same here as anywhere.

4 Medicare-certified nursing homes are within 35 miles of Parkland. The highest-rated is Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Tacoma (5 of 5 stars). Plans G and N pay the $217-a-day coinsurance for days 21 to 100 (2026).

Of the regional Blue plans, Regence BlueShield sells in Pierce County. WSHIP status: reasonable-choice county (what that means). See the Pierce County page for the county-wide view.