David Graeme Watson, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Atlanta, GA
David Graeme Watson, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1629255294, issued on Jan 26, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 064645, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Graeme Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 064645 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 686-1000
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000106); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Graeme Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 064645Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
213 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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): 92.9 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: $426.92
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCKennesaw, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Graeme Watson among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
David Graeme Watson, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia
There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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- Javan Ferguson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081174597314
- Aaron Harris, M.D., M.P.H.Atlanta, GA 303081033351200
- Ketevan Kobaidze, MDAtlanta, GA 303081447283007
- Noble Maleque, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081861411019
- Jeffrey Manaloto, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081356528996
Common questions
What is David Graeme Watson, MD's NPI number?
David Graeme Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629255294, issued on Jan 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Graeme Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 686-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Graeme Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 064645, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Graeme Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Graeme Watson, MD had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Graeme Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.