Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS
Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1023422730, issued on Jun 20, 2014. Check the license (California A140302, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daena Sarah Watcha
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A140302 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-3501
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2023
- Fax
- (310) 782-1763
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170511001240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daena Sarah Watcha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Cephalexin14 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): 80.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daena Sarah Watcha among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS's NPI number?
Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023422730, issued on Jun 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists California license number A140302, 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 Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daena Sarah Watcha, MD, MS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.