NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blake Watterworth, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Blake Watterworth, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457693889, issued on Mar 24, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD474164, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457693889
Name
Blake Watterworth
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
MD474164 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 349-8310
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 893-7270
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210607002611); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3400 Spruce Street

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

  1. Stephanie Abbuhl, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1649215195
  2. Shahrzad Abdollahi, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1518494178
  3. Sarah Abdulla, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1427342336
  4. Alice Abernathy, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1740711498
  5. Mariam Aboian, M.D., PH.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1356669386
  6. Samir Abu Gazala, M.D.Surgery Physician1750708251

Verify Blake Watterworth in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

392 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.

  1. Blake Watterworth392
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Pregabalin67 claims
  2. Gabapentin54 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl41 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl32 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen24 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score73.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $85.14

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Blake Watterworth$85.14
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

  1. University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Blake Watterworth among 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania

Blake Watterworth, MD is one of 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 153 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Ashburn, MD, MPHPhiladelphia, PA 191041750481461
  2. Ignacio Badiola, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041437329109
  3. Russell Bell, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041376707265
  4. Praba Boominathan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041629456074
  5. Robert Chojnowski, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041912439704
  6. Amit Doshi, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041457630683
  7. Sharmil Gohil, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041962848150
  8. Arthur Kitt, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041861784886

Common questions

What is Blake Watterworth, MD's NPI number?

Blake Watterworth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457693889, issued on Mar 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blake Watterworth, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 349-8310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blake Watterworth, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD474164, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Blake Watterworth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Blake Watterworth, MD had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Blake Watterworth, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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