Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D.
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician · Tarzana, CA
Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D. is a clinical genetics (m.d.) physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1497821763, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (California A83345, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Leigh Watiker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician 207SG0201X
- License number
- A83345 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18375 Ventura Blvd # 569, Tarzana, CA 91356
- Phone
- (310) 360-8383
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Leigh Watiker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical genetics (m.d.) physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 59 among the 193 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $25.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 306 providers of this specialty with any payment received $12,333.04 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.
Valerie Leigh Watiker among 151 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in California
Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D. is one of 151 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with a practice address in California. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207SG0201X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician providers in California
There are 151 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in California.
All 151 in California → Every provider in Tarzana → Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Claudia Mikail, MD, MPHWoodland Hills, CA 913641346228103
- Thomas Slavin, M.D.La Crescenta, CA 912141023224557
- Ora Gordon, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051508827718
- Stacy Gray, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101184736225
- Stephen Gruber, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101932280377
- Joanne Jeter, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101871568444
- Kevin McDonnell, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101932343316
- Wai Park, D.O.Duarte, CA 910101871970541
Common questions
What is Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497821763, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18375 Ventura Blvd # 569, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (310) 360-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A83345, 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 Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Leigh Watiker, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among clinical genetics (m.d.) physician prescribers was 59. 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.
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.