Althea Watson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Boca Raton, FL
Althea Watson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boca Raton, Florida, and NPI 1033563283, issued on Apr 13, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME159923, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Althea Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME159923 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9970 Central Park Blvd N, Boca Raton, FL 33428
- Phone
- (561) 487-7931
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2024
- Fax
- (561) 487-1204
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221208000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Althea Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME159923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,065 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium321 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate177 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium157 claims
- Lisinopril152 claims
- Losartan Potassium139 claims
- Metformin Hcl124 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tenet Florida Physician Services LLCBoynton Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Althea Watson among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Althea Watson, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
206 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boca Raton
They are 206 of the 6,189 NPPES records with a practice address in Boca Raton, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Althea Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Althea Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033563283, issued on Apr 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Althea Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9970 Central Park Blvd N, Boca Raton, FL, 33428. Phone: (561) 487-7931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Althea Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME159923, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Althea Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Althea Watson, M.D. had 4,065 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Althea Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 of 100. 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.