Minako Watabe, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Sylmar, CA
Minako Watabe, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1811149131, issued on Oct 17, 2008. Check the license (California A104073, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Minako Watabe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A104073 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (818) 364-3222
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110817000328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Minako Watabe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A104073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 87.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Minako Watabe among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Minako Watabe, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Sylmar
They are 15 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylmar, and 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Minako Watabe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Minako Watabe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811149131, issued on Oct 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Minako Watabe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 364-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Minako Watabe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A104073, 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 Minako Watabe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Minako Watabe, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Minako Watabe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.