NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Federal Way, WA

Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Federal Way, Washington, and NPI 1144329103, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00022121, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144329103
Name
Barbara Y. Watanabe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
MD00022121 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
34515 9TH Ave South, Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone
(253) 588-7911
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
8120065 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101110001528); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1983
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 34515 9TH Ave South

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lucia Dai, MDAnesthesiology Physician1528165842

Verify Barbara Y. Watanabe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
    Search for license MD00022121
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Washington license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $39.55

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Watanabe$39.55
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Anesthesia PCTacoma, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barbara Y. Watanabe among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington

Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% 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, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Washington

There are 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan BarnierFederal Way, WA 980031407233174
  2. Gene Brenowitz, MDFederal Way, WA 980031568560498
  3. John Carter, DOFederal Way, WA 980031932553658
  4. Lucia Dai, MDFederal Way, WA 980031528165842
  5. Andrew Elizaga, MDFederal Way, WA 980031093719684
  6. Laura Lynem, MDFederal Way, WA 980031437577079
  7. Michelle Marshall, M.D.Federal Way, WA 980031114161841
  8. Sivaprasad Reddy, MDFederal Way, WA 980031760537385

Common questions

What is Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD's NPI number?

Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144329103, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34515 9TH Ave South, Federal Way, WA, 98003. Phone: (253) 588-7911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara Y. Watanabe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00022121, 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.

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.