NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gulchin Watashe, MD

Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Gulchin Watashe, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1508554338, issued on Apr 28, 2023. Check the license (Texas BP10083813, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1508554338
Name
Gulchin Watashe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
BP10083813 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Red River St FL 2, Austin, TX 78712
Phone
(512) 495-5555
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2023
Record last updated
May 26, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 Red River St FL 2

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

  1. Ebubechi Adindu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073360822
  2. Rachel Adlis, MDNeurology Physician1740035435
  3. Briana AguilarFamily Medicine Physician1952193716
  4. Oyinkansola Akinpelu, MDSurgery Physician1790031318
  5. Kevin Anderson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003494816
  6. Bianca Augustain, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1073300653

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gulchin Watashe18
  2. Specialty average147

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: $231.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gulchin Watashe$231.00
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Gulchin Watashe among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Gulchin Watashe, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oyinkansola Akinpelu, MDAustin, TX 787121790031318
  2. Kaylyn BarrettAustin, TX 787121023706488
  3. Francis Buckley, MDAustin, TX 787121104816008
  4. Tatiana Cardenas, M.D., M.S.Austin, TX 787121942569694
  5. Sricharan Chalikonda, MDAustin, TX 787121568479145
  6. Giovanna Dela TejeraAustin, TX 787121528763331
  7. Wendell Fielder, MDAustin, TX 787121972500866
  8. Elisa Furay, M.D.Austin, TX 787121245618180

Common questions

What is Gulchin Watashe, MD's NPI number?

Gulchin Watashe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508554338, issued on Apr 28, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gulchin Watashe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Red River St FL 2, Austin, TX, 78712. Phone: (512) 495-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gulchin Watashe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10083813, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gulchin Watashe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gulchin Watashe, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.