Melanie Watkins, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Melanie Watkins, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1285720797, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California A89159, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Watkins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A89159 CA
1544 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1280 Boulevard Way Ste 204, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
- Phone
- (925) 212-5744
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melanie Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A89159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole24 claims
- Bupropion Xl21 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Oxcarbazepine18 claims
- Lithium Carbonate15 claims
- Olanzapine15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,318.31
23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc.. The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 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.
63 psychiatry physician records list a Walnut Creek practice address
They are 63 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a Walnut Creek practice address, and 7,890 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 63 in Walnut Creek → All 7,890 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek →
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Common questions
What is Melanie Watkins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Watkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285720797, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Watkins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1280 Boulevard Way Ste 204, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595. Phone: (925) 212-5744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Watkins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A89159, 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 Melanie Watkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Watkins, M.D. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
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 Aug 27, 2026.