Arthur S. Watanabe, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Bellingham, WA
Arthur S. Watanabe, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1295804748, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00026919, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur S. Watanabe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- MD00026919 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Phone
- (360) 752-0518
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8125817 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040322001111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Finese Buendia, APRNNurse Practitioner1871649129
- Matthew Dangleis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033887575
- Patrick Demarco, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1881624302
- Shelly Harford, PAPhysician Assistant1972927440
- Hannah HarrisonPsychologist1720833973
- Edward Hernandez, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1437617206
Verify Arthur S. Watanabe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00026919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.3 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).
Bills Medicare through 5 group practices
- Beverly Radiology Medical Group IIILiberty Lake, WA
- Desert Advanced Imaging Medical CenterLiberty Lake, WA
- Fresno Imaging CenterLiberty Lake, WA
- Halo Medical GroupLiberty Lake, WA
- Inview Imaging Diagnostics Inc A Professional Medical CorporationAntioch, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur S. Watanabe among 25 pain medicine physician records in Washington
Arthur S. Watanabe, MD is one of 25 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 68% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Washington
There are 25 pain medicine physician records in Washington.
All 25 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Sharp, D.O.Bellingham, WA 982261376604843
- Tiffany Mathias Fielder, MDEverett, WA 982011891144580
- John Sinclair, MDSeattle, WA 981251457460578
- Gregory Rudolf, MDSeattle, WA 981221871524728
- Daphne Dahms, D.O.Seattle, WA 981151154451888
- Peggy Kim, MD, MS, MBASeattle, WA 981081023307105
- David Tauben, MDSeattle, WA 981051699762161
- Jonathan Kryman, MDTacoma, WA 984051003928839
Common questions
What is Arthur S. Watanabe, MD's NPI number?
Arthur S. Watanabe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295804748, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur S. Watanabe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Phone: (360) 752-0518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur S. Watanabe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00026919, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arthur S. Watanabe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur S. Watanabe, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arthur S. Watanabe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.3 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.