Kris Okumu, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Watsonville, CA
Kris Okumu, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1679736300, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (California A92195, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kris Okumu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A92195 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1820 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 728-4227
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 728-0410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091207000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1820 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kris Okumu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A92195Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
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): 85.9 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: $702.98
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spineology Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- County OF San MateoSan Mateo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kris Okumu among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Kris Okumu, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Watsonville → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mathias Daniels, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761255599015
- Christopher Summa, M.D.Soquel, CA 950731669548640
- Anthony Matan, MDSan Jose, CA 951191417033929
- Sohrab Pahlavan, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191932499332
- Steven Spisak, MDSan Jose, CA 951191902982424
- Patrick Suen, MDSan Jose, CA 951191508944182
- Jeffrey Coe, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321225107691
- Sandeep Gidvani, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321801002134
Common questions
What is Kris Okumu, MD's NPI number?
Kris Okumu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679736300, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kris Okumu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1820 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 728-4227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kris Okumu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A92195, 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 Kris Okumu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kris Okumu, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kris Okumu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.9 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.