Eric S. Watson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tea, SD
Eric S. Watson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tea, South Dakota, and NPI 1134154552, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 5421, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric S. Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 5421 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD 57064
- Phone
- (605) 331-5890
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 6402270 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040810000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2120 Live Stronger St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric S. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 5421Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin37 claims
- Meloxicam18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthopedic Institute PCYankton, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric S. Watson among 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota
Eric S. Watson, MD is one of 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Tea
They are 12 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Tea, and 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 113 in South Dakota → Every provider in Tea → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Adler, MDTea, SD 570641851314124
- Keith Baumgarten, MDTea, SD 570641467474452
- Evan Hermanson, M.D.Tea, SD 570641316039589
- Jason Hurd, M.D.Tea, SD 570641447471131
- Peter Looby, MDTea, SD 570641659304749
- Matthew McKenzie, MDTea, SD 570641720094089
- Joshua Meaike, MDTea, SD 570641811494750
- Gregory Neely, MDTea, SD 570641912027608
Common questions
What is Eric S. Watson, MD's NPI number?
Eric S. Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134154552, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric S. Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD, 57064. Phone: (605) 331-5890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric S. Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 5421, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric S. Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric S. Watson, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric S. Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94 of 100. 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.