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2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1770113623 NP
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Kelly Watkins, NP

Family Medicine Physician in Newport Beach, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
354
Medicare Part D claims · 134 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
93.2/100
▲ 10 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$224.33
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Kelly Watkins, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 354 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

93.2/100
MIPS score · +10 vs avg
354
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥69th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1770113623 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1770113623
  • ENUM-RECENT 2020
  • TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
  • MIPS-ABOVE 93.2/100
  • RX-LIGHT 354
  • BOOK-MID 15,933 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erin Winter · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Kelly Watkins, NP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

93 ≥ 69th percentile 69% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Kelly Watkins, NP sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kelly Watkins, NP writes more Part D claims than 19% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 70% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, 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10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Kelly Watkins, NP, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 19 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kelly Watkins, NP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Kelly Watkins, NP practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kelly Watkins, NP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 01/20/2020

NPI 1770113623

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,760 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

354 90% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

MIPS final score

93.2/100 9.7 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Family Medicine Physician1.7%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Kelly Watkins, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
93.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%93.2%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 93.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

520 SUPERIOR AVE
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 764-7398

Provider Details

NPI 1770113623
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 01/20/2020

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

93.1864
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.551
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kelly Watkins, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Vivek A Mehta MD Inc
Irvine, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kelly Watkins, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$224

Largest payer

Boston Scientific Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kelly Watkins, NP. To verify Kelly Watkins, NP's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

354
Total Claims
$12K
Total Drug Cost
134
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
483
Total Day Supply
10,650
Generic Drug Cost
$7K
Opioid Claims
49 (13.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
48

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.42
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kelly Watkins, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 67
Cephalexin
 46
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 43
Levetiracetam
 26
Tramadol Hcl
 23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
16
Methylprednisolone
 16
Lamotrigine
 14

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Family Medicine Physician in CA → All providers in California → Compare specialties →

Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Kelly Watkins, NP fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Kelly Watkins, NP's 354 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Watkins, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (93.2 here).

John Cooper 93.2 AL Brian Rogers 93.2 AL Erin Winter 93.2 NY Christine Mackie 93.2 FL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Daniel Toussaint Houston, TX Ana Pearson Monona, WI John Tillack Branson, MO Stephanie Schirding Cole Camp, MO

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Watkins.

One of 15,933 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Omer Aba-Omer
MD
Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Michelle Ababa
MD
Wilmington, CA
Dr. Anna Tzeitel Abalos
MD
Roseville, CA
Dr. Adan Abarca
MD
Anaheim, CA
Dr. Lorraine Abate
M.D.
Sacramento, CA

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kelly Watkins, NP's specialty? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Newport Beach, California. Credentials: NP.
How much does Kelly Watkins, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Kelly Watkins, NP wrote 354 Medicare Part D claims totaling $12K in drug costs for 134 beneficiaries.
What is Kelly Watkins, NP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.2/100 (Quality: 84.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kelly Watkins, NP located? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP is located at 520 SUPERIOR AVE, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 764-7398.
What is Kelly Watkins, NP's NPI number? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770113623, issued on 01/20/2020.
Does Kelly Watkins, NP prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kelly Watkins, NP had 49 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.8%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kelly Watkins, NP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Kelly Watkins, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Cephalexin, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kelly Watkins, NP accept Medicare? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 354 Part D claims and 134 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kelly Watkins, NP's credentials? ▼
Kelly Watkins, NP's NPI is 1770113623 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.