NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT

Physical Therapist · Yakima, WA

Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1821436528, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (Washington PT00009543, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821436528
Name
Melissa Denise Watson
Credential
MSPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
PT00009543 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3901 Kern Way, Yakima, WA 98902
Phone
(509) 895-7449
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2013
Record last updated
May 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(509) 895-7452
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130920000432); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Aegis Physical Therapy Inc. PSYakima, WA

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

Melissa Denise Watson among 7,493 physical therapist records in Washington

Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT is one of 7,493 physical therapist records with a practice address in Washington. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2016 among the 2,929 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

87 physical therapist records list a practice address in Yakima

They are 87 of the 3,970 NPPES records with a practice address in Yakima, and 7,493 physical therapist records in Washington.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michele Ahlbrecht, PTYakima, WA 989021558440594
  2. Dana Betsch, PTYakima, WA 989021457304354
  3. Karen Braden, PTYakima, WA 989021609839034
  4. Steven Dale, PTYakima, WA 989021477632412
  5. Kenneth Ditto, B.S., M.S., P.T.Yakima, WA 989021285604785
  6. Heidi Hernandez, MPTYakima, WA 989021548295686
  7. Gregory Huefner, MSPTYakima, WA 989021346211489
  8. Michael Kane, MPT MOMTYakima, WA 989021538128657

Common questions

What is Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT's NPI number?

Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821436528, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Kern Way, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 895-7449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Denise Watson, MSPT's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PT00009543, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.