Daniel Joseph Watson, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Daniel Joseph Watson, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1871907378, issued on Jun 12, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2017010596, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Joseph Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2017010596 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
- Phone
- (314) 362-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 505-8818
- Medicaid ID
- 200116127 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180803000430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Joseph 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 2017010596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate365 claims
- Moxifloxacin358 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine320 claims
- Latanoprost144 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 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): 79.3 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: $259.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Joseph Watson among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Daniel Joseph Watson, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Joseph Watson, MD's NPI number?
Daniel Joseph Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871907378, issued on Jun 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Joseph Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Joseph Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017010596, 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 Daniel Joseph Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Joseph Watson, MD had 1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Joseph Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.