Dr. Rosemary Peterson, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist · Physician (MD)
Tacoma, WA
Rosemary Peterson is a cardiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Tacoma, Washington. She treats adults with heart and blood vessel conditions.
About Dr. Rosemary Peterson, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Rosemary Peterson is a cardiologist (heart doctor) practicing in Tacoma, Washington. Kaiser Permanente Washington lists her as "Rosemary P Peterson, MD — Cardiovascular Disease," with admitting privileges at Kaiser Permanente Tacoma Medical Center-ASC at 209 Martin Luther King Jr Way. She is also listed as part of Washington Permanente Medical Group at that same address.
She earned her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Her training included an internal medicine internship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (1993–94), an internal medicine residency at the National Capital Consortium (1994–96), and cardiovascular disease fellowships at the National Capital Consortium (1996–98) and Madigan Army Medical Center (1998–99).
Directory listings describe her focus as general cardiology with interests in heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation, and heart disease in women. Some listings describe her as an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist. She does not appear to have a personal or practice website or public social media accounts.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021–2025 show $175.30 total across 4 records, with the largest amounts from Abbott Laboratories ($151.75) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals ($23.55). Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this amount is very small.
- Practices in Tacoma
- Kaiser Permanente Washington lists her under Cardiovascular Disease with admitting privileges at Kaiser Permanente Tacoma Medical Center-ASC, 209 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma. healthy.kaiserpermanente.org
- Military medical training
- She attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and completed internal medicine and cardiology training through military programs, including a cardiovascular fellowship at Madigan Army Medical Center. doximity.com
- Heart failure and women's heart health
- Healthgrades describes her as focusing on general cardiology with special interests in heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation, and heart disease in women. healthgrades.com
- Group practice affiliation
- She is listed with Washington Permanente Medical Group in Tacoma. medicinenet.com
- Washington medical license
- A directory lists Washington medical license MD00043414 and more than 30 years in practice. This was not checked against the state board website. topnpi.com
- Small industry payments
- CMS Open Payments shows $175.30 total across 4 records for 2021–2025, mostly from Abbott Laboratories and Novartis. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Online sources disagree about her exact board certification. Healthgrades describes her as board certified in heart failure and transplantation, MedicineNet says board-certified in general invasive cardiology, and Zocdoc lists her as an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist. None of these were confirmed against the certifying board. healthgrades.com
- Listed hospital affiliations differ between directories and may be out of date. Healthgrades lists St. Joseph Medical Center and Providence Centralia Hospital, while US News lists Virginia Mason Franciscan Health-St. Joseph Medical Center and Providence St. Peter Hospital. health.usnews.com
- No research publications were verified for her. Papers shown on directory profiles appear to belong to other authors, including a pediatric rheumatology paper by a different physician named Rosemary G. Peterson. doximity.com
- A provider page for Touchstone Prime Health describes a Dr. Rosemary Peterson with dual certification in cardiovascular medicine and heart failure and transplantation who served as an Army cardiologist at Madigan and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. It could not be confirmed that this page refers to the same physician. touchstonelifecenter.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$175
4 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $175 |
Top payers
- Abbott Laboratories$152
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$24
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$175
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · doximity.com · healthgrades.com · medicinenet.com · zocdoc.com · medicinenet.com · health.usnews.com · topnpi.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above, reviewed every three months. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
Kaiser Permanente Washington
209 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
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