Kelly Watkins, NP
Neurology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Kelly Watkins, NP is a neurology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1770113623, issued on Jan 20, 2020. Check the license (California 95012178, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly Watkins
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 95012178 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 764-7398
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200526001895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 95012178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Naloxone Hcl18 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): 93.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $224.33
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vivek A Mehta MD IncIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly Watkins among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Kelly Watkins, NP is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kelly Watkins, NP's NPI number?
Kelly Watkins, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770113623, issued on Jan 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly Watkins, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 764-7398. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly Watkins, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95012178, 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 Kelly Watkins, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly Watkins, NP had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelly Watkins, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 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.