What is Alan Watanabe's specialty?

Alan Watanabe (NPI 1518961507) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Columbus, IN.

Where does Alan Watanabe practice?

Alan Watanabe practices in Columbus, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518961507.

How much does Medicare pay Alan Watanabe?

Alan Watanabe (NPI 1518961507) received approximately $293K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 660 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518961507

Alan WatanabeM.D.

Internal MedicineColumbus, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,959

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,428

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$289K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,429 Internal Medicine providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 666).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,808

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

143

Brand share

18.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium780 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium607 claims

Losartan Potassium604 claims

Amlodipine Besylate442 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium398 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

85.1

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

94.7

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$155

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$117

Education$38

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$117

Education$38

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alan Watanabe's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 37 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL	553	4,046
Kenneth Scott Diagnostic Radiology · Shelbyville, IN	75	155
Michael Lutz Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	72	159
Robert Hasson Diagnostic Radiology · Greensburg, IN	64	152
Christopher Iorio Internal Medicine · Columbus, IN	63	220
RETRUM, ROBERT	50	128
BRUEGGEMANN, STEPHEN	44	182
Travis Hubbuch Podiatry · Columbus, IN	31	129
HAMILTON, DAVID	29	85
FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS & MOORESVILLE	25	107
Lisa Lanham Podiatry · Columbus, IN	24	70
Samantha Sublette Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Naples, FL	24	89

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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