Douglas R. Watson, OD
Optometrist · Pontiac, IL
Douglas R. Watson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pontiac, Illinois, and NPI 1760471908, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 046007842, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas R. Watson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046007842 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 W Madison St, Pontiac, IL 61764
- Phone
- (815) 844-2015
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 844-4918
- Medicaid ID
- 046007842 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas R. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046007842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Douglas R. Watson among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Douglas R. Watson, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Pontiac
They are 8 of the 266 NPPES records with a practice address in Pontiac, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Pontiac → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janelle Brown, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641538556915
- Joshua Dudek, ODPontiac, IL 617641508627449
- Brian Henson, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641184782112
- Reid Pettit, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641326047531
- Sasha Radford, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641124009162
- Param Singh, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641306931498
- Bryan Stoller, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641316946338
- Syeda Asad, O.D.Normal, IL 617611841852597
Common questions
What is Douglas R. Watson, OD's NPI number?
Douglas R. Watson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760471908, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas R. Watson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 W Madison St, Pontiac, IL, 61764. Phone: (815) 844-2015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas R. Watson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046007842, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas R. Watson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas R. Watson, OD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.