Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1720227028, issued on Feb 10, 2009. Check the license (California A95656, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rabindra Richard Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A95656 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-6082
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 423-1826
- Medicaid ID
- 1720227028 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110607000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rabindra Richard Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A95656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate14 claims
- Levofloxacin12 claims
- Omeprazole12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 87.7 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: $52,617.17
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rabindra Richard Watson among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology 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 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in West Hollywood
They are 25 of the 2,619 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hollywood, and 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720227028, issued on Feb 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-6082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A95656, 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 Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rabindra Richard Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.