Cara Secrest Watson, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Winston Salem, NC
Cara Secrest Watson, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1285319053, issued on Jun 20, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5018712, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Secrest Watson
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 5018712 NC
306580 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12208 N NC Highway 150, Winston Salem, NC 27127
- Phone
- (336) 764-2324
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240508000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Secrest Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5018712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,228 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Alprazolam32 claims
- Ezetimibe30 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Forsyth Memorial Hospital IncWinston Salem, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Secrest Watson among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Cara Secrest Watson, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 487 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Cara Secrest Watson, FNP's NPI number?
Cara Secrest Watson, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285319053, issued on Jun 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Secrest Watson, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12208 N NC Highway 150, Winston Salem, NC, 27127. Phone: (336) 764-2324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Secrest Watson, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018712, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Secrest Watson, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Secrest Watson, FNP had 1,228 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.