Melissa A. Watcher, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Melissa A. Watcher, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1538195797, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (California G71250, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Watcher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G71250 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20162 SW Birch St Ste 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 251-0427
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2026
- Fax
- (949) 251-0480
- Medicaid ID
- 00G712500 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091111000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20162 SW Birch St Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Cox, MDDermatology Physician1811985724
- Hui-Kyung Kim, MDDermatology Physician1720076631
Verify Melissa A. Watcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G71250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluocinonide65 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide57 claims
- Ketoconazole37 claims
- Fluorouracil25 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl20 claims
- Imiquimod19 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): 100 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: $1,806.72
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Premier Dermatology Associates OF Orange CountyNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Watcher among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Melissa A. Watcher, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Aszterbaum, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601992891329
- Susan Cox, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601811985724
- Lynn Dimino, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601699724542
- Leila Ettefagh, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601881643724
- Kristen Forman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601992750335
- Peter Helton, DONewport Beach, CA 926601295775872
- Hui-Kyung Kim, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601720076631
- Navid Nami, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926601710936646
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Watcher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa A. Watcher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538195797, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Watcher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20162 SW Birch St Ste 250, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 251-0427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Watcher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G71250, 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 Melissa A. Watcher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Watcher, M.D. had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa A. Watcher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.