NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley Watson

Optometrist · Miles City, MT

Ashley Watson is an optometrist with a practice address in Miles City, Montana, and NPI 1043673189, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (Montana 3065, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043673189
Name
Ashley Watson
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3065 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1909 Main St, Miles City, MT 59301
Phone
(406) 234-7426
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170913002699); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2017
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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Also registered at 1909 Main St

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

  1. Lynn Carlo, O DOptometrist1205801776
  2. Robert Lunde, O DOptometrist1427023522
  3. Laurel Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFLOptometrist1376035493
  4. Albert Sparr, O DOptometrist1629043732

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

841 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Ashley Watson841
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost330 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate145 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
  4. Restasis38 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
  6. Lumigan30 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): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Ashley Watson among 245 optometrist records in Montana

Ashley Watson is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 optometrist records list a practice address in Miles City

They are 5 of the 240 NPPES records with a practice address in Miles City, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lynn Carlo, O DMiles City, MT 593011205801776
  2. Robert Lunde, O DMiles City, MT 593011427023522
  3. Laurel Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFLMiles City, MT 593011376035493
  4. Albert Sparr, O DMiles City, MT 593011629043732
  5. Troy Myers, O.D.Glendive, MT 593301497914998
  6. K ZuroffGlendive, MT 593301831177328
  7. Roger Anderson, ODSidney, MT 592701740345776
  8. Matthew Biwer, ODSidney, MT 592701619129111

Common questions

What is Ashley Watson's NPI number?

Ashley Watson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043673189, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley Watson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1909 Main St, Miles City, MT, 59301. Phone: (406) 234-7426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley Watson's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 3065, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashley Watson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley Watson had 841 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashley Watson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.