NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Waterstone, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · New York, NY

Melissa Waterstone, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1538189162, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (New York 235362, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538189162
Name
Melissa Waterstone
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
235362 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
215 E 85TH St FL 2, New York, NY 10028
Phone
(646) 962-7300
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2024
Fax
(646) 962-7318
Medicaid ID
02661118 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050411000403); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melissa Waterstone in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Waterstone$23.43
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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

  1. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Waterstone among 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York

Melissa Waterstone, M.D. is one of 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,870 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in New York

There are 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Adler, MDNew York, NY 100281154423879
  2. Carmit Archibald, M.D.New York, NY 100281285683672
  3. Asaf Ferber, M.D.New York, NY 100281366421539
  4. Dana Gossett, MDNew York, NY 100281467459099
  5. David James, M.D.New York, NY 100281881621670
  6. Ben Pascario, MDNew York, NY 100281174629471
  7. Carmine Petracca, MDNew York, NY 100281396757209
  8. Ida Schwab, M.D.New York, NY 100281912934522

Common questions

What is Melissa Waterstone, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Waterstone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538189162, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Waterstone, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E 85TH St FL 2, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (646) 962-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Waterstone, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 235362, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Melissa Waterstone, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.