Dwayne L. Watkins, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Griffin, GA
Dwayne L. Watkins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Griffin, Georgia, and NPI 1174543276, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 053054, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dwayne L. Watkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 053054 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 327 S 9TH St, Griffin, GA 30224
- Phone
- (770) 233-9293
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 233-0998
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031118000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dwayne L. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 053054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Naproxen15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Levofloxacin11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Southland Cochran Emergency Medical Services LLCCochran, GA
- Southland Consolidated Emergency Services LLCForsyth, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dwayne L. Watkins among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Dwayne L. Watkins, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Griffin
They are 23 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in Griffin, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Dwayne L. Watkins, MD's NPI number?
Dwayne L. Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174543276, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dwayne L. Watkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 327 S 9TH St, Griffin, GA, 30224. Phone: (770) 233-9293. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dwayne L. Watkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 053054, 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 Dwayne L. Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dwayne L. Watkins, MD had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dwayne L. Watkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.