Brenda Watkins, MD
Dermatology Physician · Dripping Springs, TX
Brenda Watkins, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Dripping Springs, Texas, and NPI 1871904607, issued on May 14, 2014. Check the license (Texas R6934, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Watkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- R6934 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 Benney LN Ste 203, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
- Phone
- (512) 444-7208
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 444-2277
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180724002711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R6934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate221 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide183 claims
- Hydrocortisone164 claims
- Ketoconazole159 claims
- Dupixent Pen79 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate72 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): 96 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $861.37
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Southwest Skin And Vein Center PLLCManor, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brenda Watkins among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Brenda Watkins, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Dripping Springs → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Clegg, M.DFredericksburg, TX 786241093825424
- Michael Majors, M.D.Fredericksburg, TX 786241407891849
- Mary Evers, DOGeorgetown, TX 786261053533026
- Weilan Johnson, MDGeorgetown, TX 786261992091326
- Monica Madray, MDGeorgetown, TX 786261851559884
- Kevin Miller, MDGeorgetown, TX 786261821059395
- Rachelle Naridze, M.D.Georgetown, TX 786261700267978
- Eugen Stancut, MDGeorgetown, TX 786261356508352
Common questions
What is Brenda Watkins, MD's NPI number?
Brenda Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871904607, issued on May 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Watkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 Benney LN Ste 203, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620. Phone: (512) 444-7208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Watkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R6934, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brenda Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Watkins, MD had 1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brenda Watkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 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.
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.