Charles Stephen Watras, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Murphy, NC
Charles Stephen Watras, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Murphy, North Carolina, and NPI 1891772737, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 38238, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Stephen Watras
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 38238 NC
MD11633 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3765 E US 64 Alt Ste 7, Murphy, NC 28906
- Phone
- (828) 835-8733
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 835-8732
- Medicaid ID
- 8986024 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040819001549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Stephen Watras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 38238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,820 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 402 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium409 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
- Omeprazole303 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate277 claims
- Gabapentin265 claims
- Losartan Potassium241 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): 52.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $745.71
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Charles Stephen Watras among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Charles Stephen Watras, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Murphy
They are 3 of the 221 NPPES records with a practice address in Murphy, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Charles Stephen Watras, MD's NPI number?
Charles Stephen Watras, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891772737, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Stephen Watras, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3765 E US 64 Alt Ste 7, Murphy, NC, 28906. Phone: (828) 835-8733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Stephen Watras, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38238, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Stephen Watras, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Stephen Watras, MD had 10,820 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Stephen Watras, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.7 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.