NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erik N. Watson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Attleboro, MA

Erik N. Watson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and NPI 1477577799, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 152719, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477577799
Name
Erik N. Watson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
152719 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
159 Pleasant St, Attleboro, MA 02703
Phone
(508) 226-0213
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(508) 226-6820
Medicaid ID
3165043 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050912000305); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 159 Pleasant St

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  6. Melanie PostonFamily Nurse Practitioner1750986360

Verify Erik N. Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,884 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 477 claims were for opioids.

  1. Erik Watson8,884
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium522 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium387 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate357 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium321 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate300 claims
  6. Lisinopril287 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $726.81

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Erik Watson$726.81
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Sturdy Health IncAttleboro, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Erik N. Watson among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Erik N. Watson, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Attleboro

They are 24 of the 1,239 NPPES records with a practice address in Attleboro, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Dwight Barr, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031225192321
  2. Steven Bensson, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031093734816
  3. Nancy Chan, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031801932462
  4. David Cohen, MDAttleboro, MA 027031649205790
  5. Linda Faulk, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031790727303
  6. Cheryl Gottesman, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031952322844
  7. Bilal Hussain, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031477538171
  8. Peter Johnson, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031992729834

Common questions

What is Erik N. Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erik N. Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477577799, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erik N. Watson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 159 Pleasant St, Attleboro, MA, 02703. Phone: (508) 226-0213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erik N. Watson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 152719, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Erik N. Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erik N. Watson, M.D. had 8,884 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Erik N. Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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