Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Yuba City, CA
Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Yuba City, California, and NPI 1669582433, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California A72130, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Leighan Chatwin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A72130 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 470 Plumas Blvd, Yuba City, CA 95991
- Phone
- (530) 749-3340
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (530) 749-3479
- Medicaid ID
- 1669582433 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090706000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 470 Plumas Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Burky, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1053398768
- Charles Caporiccio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154354876
- Nancy Chege, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1427148121
- Christopher Damon, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1093731622
- Harinder Dhanota, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184936973
- Lynne Finney, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIHand Occupational Therapist1245214105
Verify Amber Leighan Chatwin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
214 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib59 claims
- Naproxen34 claims
- Ibuprofen19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Meloxicam18 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $408.65
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncSusanville, CA
- Adventist Health Clearlake Hospital Inc.Clearlake, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Leighan Chatwin among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Yuba City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Burky, MDYuba City, CA 959911053398768
- Harinder Dhanota, D.O.Yuba City, CA 959911184936973
- Donald Harrington, MDYuba City, CA 959911467469130
- Philbert Huang, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911275791501
- Guy Rudin, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911629089941
- Lee Tocchi, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911013992197
- Robert Vogel, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911174508113
- Richard Cross, M.D.Redding, CA 960011831181494
Common questions
What is Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669582433, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 470 Plumas Blvd, Yuba City, CA, 95991. Phone: (530) 749-3340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72130, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D. had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.