NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Watson, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Tamara Watson, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1295817989, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (California A96445, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295817989
Name
Tamara Watson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A96445 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone
(831) 423-4111
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061208000380); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1999
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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  6. Timothy W Allari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013996370

Verify Tamara Watson 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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Tamara Watson among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Tamara Watson, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 754 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in California

There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Block, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621841316213
  2. Rebecca Breton, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621659367548
  3. Jacquelyn Busse, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621598912842
  4. Garry Crummer, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621699878579
  5. Jeanne Gallagher, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621427038504
  6. Joseph Herbert, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621245210137
  7. Howard Magarian, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621427169796
  8. Nicole Marsico, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621851589121

Common questions

What is Tamara Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tamara Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295817989, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Watson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 423-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara Watson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A96445, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.