Donald O. Watson, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Cheboygan, MI
Donald O. Watson, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cheboygan, Michigan, and NPI 1053337535, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101013301, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald O. Watson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 5101013301 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Main St, Cheboygan, MI 49721
- Phone
- (231) 627-1282
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 627-1850
- Medicaid IDs
- 4443438 MI
4745644 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080904000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald O. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101013301Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
19,301 Medicare Part D claims for 847 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 765 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,092 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate764 claims
- Lisinopril722 claims
- Omeprazole708 claims
- Losartan Potassium686 claims
- Furosemide548 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: $1,582.81
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute Care Hospitals3 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.
Donald O. Watson among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Donald O. Watson, D.O. is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Donald O. Watson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Donald O. Watson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053337535, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald O. Watson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Main St, Cheboygan, MI, 49721. Phone: (231) 627-1282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald O. Watson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101013301, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald O. Watson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald O. Watson, D.O. had 19,301 Medicare Part D claims for 847 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.