Carroll B. Watford, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Carroll B. Watford, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1255560652, issued on Jul 7, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 32032, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carroll B. Watford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 32032 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Palmetto Health Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 434-3955
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 320325 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120830000829); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 Palmetto Health Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jessica Cannon, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679586028
- Angela Cross, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225282536
- Matthew Dunkin, PHARMDPharmacist1316459027
- Amy Fish, PTPhysical Therapist1578966339
- Alicia Hatchell, PHARM DPharmacist1659232221
Verify Carroll B. Watford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis18 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Jardiance12 claims
- Carvedilol11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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): 99.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carroll B. Watford among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Carroll B. Watford, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Carroll B. Watford, MD's NPI number?
Carroll B. Watford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255560652, issued on Jul 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carroll B. Watford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Palmetto Health Pkwy, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 434-3955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carroll B. Watford, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32032, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carroll B. Watford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carroll B. Watford, MD had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carroll B. Watford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.