NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Paul Watson, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Calabasas, CA

James Paul Watson, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Calabasas, California, and NPI 1912913252, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California G79375, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912913252
Name
James Paul Watson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
G79375 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26585 Agoura RD, Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone
(310) 825-5510
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080716000186); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1986
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.
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Also registered at 26585 Agoura RD

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Verify James Paul Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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
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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

114 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Watson114
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin25 claims
  2. Cephalexin21 claims
  3. Celecoxib15 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 68.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%16.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $771.51

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Watson$771.51
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

James Paul Watson among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

James Paul Watson, MD is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kuldeep SinghAgoura Hills, CA 913011568842086
  2. Dhivya Srinivasa, M.D.Agoura Hills, CA 913011649596032
  3. Brian Evans, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071932159977
  4. Peter Grossman, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071255336756
  5. Georgeanna Huang, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913201023021367
  6. James Lee, MDMission Hills, CA 913451225065659
  7. Howard Hu, MDValencia, CA 913551396790655
  8. Avron Daniller, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561952457673

Common questions

What is James Paul Watson, MD's NPI number?

James Paul Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912913252, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Paul Watson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26585 Agoura RD, Calabasas, CA, 91302. Phone: (310) 825-5510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Paul Watson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G79375, 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 James Paul Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Paul Watson, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Paul Watson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.6 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.