NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shannon Watkins, MD

Procedural Dermatology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Shannon Watkins, MD is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1144463779, issued on Apr 13, 2009. Check the license (California C175137, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144463779
Name
Shannon Watkins
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
License number
C175137 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2299 Post St Ste 312, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(805) 973-0495
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 440-6356
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2299 Post St Ste 312

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Steven He, M.D.Dermatology Physician1871974972
  2. Charles Weddington, M.D.Dermatology Physician1003347519

Verify Shannon Watkins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024

87 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shannon Watkins87
  2. Specialty average713

Most prescribed

  1. Minoxidil12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $611.45

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,439.11 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shannon Watkins$611
  2. Specialty average$10,439

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Shannon Watkins among 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California

Shannon Watkins, MD is one of 120 procedural dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 78% 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 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207NS0135X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 procedural dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gaetano Zanelli, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151134145550
  2. Richard Glogau, M DSan Francsico, CA 941171831373919
  3. Jane Chung, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940871164748737
  4. Michael Wick, M.D.Woodside, CA 940621801917950
  5. Andrew Menkes, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401306905088
  6. Anna Gapys, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011932577533
  7. Zakia Rahman, MDStanford, CA 943051538272752
  8. Meghan McDonald, M.D.Carmel, CA 939231700149077

Common questions

What is Shannon Watkins, MD's NPI number?

Shannon Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144463779, issued on Apr 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shannon Watkins, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2299 Post St Ste 312, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (805) 973-0495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shannon Watkins, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C175137, 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 Shannon Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shannon Watkins, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.

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