Cristina Gamboa, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Watsonville, CA
Cristina Gamboa, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1295012235, issued on Nov 4, 2011. Check the license (California A118272, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Gamboa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A118272 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 728-0222
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 707-2777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141122000020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 204 E Beach St
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Verify Cristina Gamboa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $8.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 one group practice
- Salud Para LA GenteWatsonville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Gamboa among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Cristina Gamboa, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology 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 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elisabeth Day, MDWatsonville, CA 950761811494495
- Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MDWatsonville, CA 950761922159474
- Cheryl Northey, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761760513253
- Abraham Sklar, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761053424127
- Neelima Vegesna, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761770795759
- Heajin Kamalani, MDSoquel, CA 950731932260619
- Melissa Adrouny, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651407112188
- Hsuan-Chih Chen, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651114286796
Common questions
What is Cristina Gamboa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristina Gamboa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295012235, issued on Nov 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Gamboa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 728-0222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Gamboa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118272, 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 Cristina Gamboa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Gamboa, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.