Dean D. Watkins, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Dean D. Watkins, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1326097858, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 37265, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean D. Watkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 37265 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Centracare Circle, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 229-4977
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 656-7058
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100127000820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dean D. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 37265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,639 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam228 claims
- Gabapentin211 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl205 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate190 claims
- Lorazepam187 claims
- Mirtazapine174 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.
One hospital affiliation
- St Cloud HospitalWaite Park, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Dean D. Watkins among 974 psychiatry physician records in Minnesota
Dean D. Watkins, MD is one of 974 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 528 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 974 psychiatry physician records in Minnesota.
All 974 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jon Bowar, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031992755052
- Keith Brown, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031477661593
- James Christenson, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031922019231
- Terri Gerdes, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031932158789
- Roger Handrich, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031487690426
- Sherrie Herendeen, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031174531917
- Mark Holub, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031720038714
- Witold Krasniewski, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031891891693
Common questions
What is Dean D. Watkins, MD's NPI number?
Dean D. Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326097858, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean D. Watkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Centracare Circle, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 229-4977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean D. Watkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 37265, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean D. Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean D. Watkins, MD had 3,639 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.