Derek Scott Watson, MD
Surgery Physician · Simpsonville, SC
Derek Scott Watson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Simpsonville, South Carolina, and NPI 1699883454, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 19376, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Scott Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 19376 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 727 SE Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681
- Phone
- (864) 454-6560
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2022
- Fax
- (864) 454-6565
- Medicaid ID
- T33951 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070108000353); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Scott Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19376Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clenpiq45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Promethazine Hcl21 claims
- Omeprazole14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $10,354.42
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupDuncan, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Scott Watson among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Derek Scott Watson, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Simpsonville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Dach, D.O.Simpsonville, SC 296811003855578
- Ihab Shenouda, M.D.Simpsonville, SC 296811265692537
- Michael Paluzzi, M.D.Seneca, SC 296781487630422
- Vanessa Hernandez, MDSeneca, SC 296721366001851
- David Lamon, MDSeneca, SC 296721447243647
- Stephen Mittelstaedt, M.D.Seneca, SC 296721407875719
- Andrew Schneider, MDSeneca, SC 296721760861439
- Dane Smith, M.D.Seneca, SC 296721134173008
Common questions
What is Derek Scott Watson, MD's NPI number?
Derek Scott Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699883454, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Scott Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 727 SE Main St, Simpsonville, SC, 29681. Phone: (864) 454-6560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Scott Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19376, 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 Derek Scott Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Scott Watson, MD had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.