Cara Noelle Watson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, MO
Cara Noelle Watson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1982124657, issued on Jun 23, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2020019937, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Noelle Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2020019937 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 884-4400
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2022
- Fax
- (573) 884-5994
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200716000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Noelle Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2020019937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl30 claims
- Methocarbamol29 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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): 100 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: $128.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Emergency Physicians OF St Lukes LLCChesterfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Noelle Watson among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri
Cara Noelle Watson, M.D. is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 808 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207P00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 150 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Cara Noelle Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cara Noelle Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982124657, issued on Jun 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Noelle Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 884-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Noelle Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2020019937, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Noelle Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Noelle Watson, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Noelle Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.