NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Watson

Family Nurse Practitioner · Indio, CA

James Watson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Indio, California, and NPI 1538539861, issued on Sep 29, 2015. Check the license (California 95003062, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538539861
Name
James Watson
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
95003062 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
47111 Monroe St, Indio, CA 92201
Phone
(760) 347-6191
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151102001959); accepts Medicare assignment
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 47111 Monroe St

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

  1. Carmen Cheung, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1487177663
  2. Jason Cord, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1972544286
  3. Mark Danforth, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1235357757
  4. Timothy Evje, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023411949
  5. Dean Garcia, R.PH.Nutrition Support Pharmacist1265633549
  6. Daniel Gendron, APRN-NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144949660

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

526 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Watson526
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
  2. Naproxen50 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone48 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl35 claims
  6. Cephalexin28 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): 84.3 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 score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  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).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

James Watson among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

James Watson is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Indio

They are 23 of the 1,593 NPPES records with a practice address in Indio, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiffanne Aaronsen, FNPIndio, CA 922011568191807
  2. Betty Del AguilaIndio, CA 922011689057499
  3. Arlene Delapaz, NP-CIndio, CA 922011851962062
  4. Aulora Hammers, NP-CIndio, CA 922011902465453
  5. Maria Lasam, NPIndio, CA 922011881138907
  6. Job Lopez, FNPIndio, CA 922011871565796
  7. Carol MannersIndio, CA 922011548884943
  8. Christina Morris, FNPIndio, CA 922011841687852

Common questions

What is James Watson's NPI number?

James Watson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538539861, issued on Sep 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Watson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47111 Monroe St, Indio, CA, 92201. Phone: (760) 347-6191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Watson's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95003062, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Watson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Watson had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Watson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.