HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 28, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Northwest Medical Specialties PLLC, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 28, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9178, row:317)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Northwest Medical Specialties PLLC, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,864 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on their website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.