Heber J. Watson, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Heber J. Watson, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1811427289, issued on Jun 18, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 40723, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heber J. Watson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 40723 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6010 Highway 707 Ste 100, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
- Phone
- (843) 234-8939
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 234-8959
- Medicaid ID
- 407233 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200629002127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6010 Highway 707 Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Murphy, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1639280647
Verify Heber J. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40723Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
1,295 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Alprazolam46 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
- Omeprazole39 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide33 claims
- Metformin Hcl32 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): 72.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $111.29
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Conway Hospital IncConway, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heber J. Watson among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Heber J. Watson, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 87 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Heber J. Watson, DO's NPI number?
Heber J. Watson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811427289, issued on Jun 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heber J. Watson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6010 Highway 707 Ste 100, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 234-8939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heber J. Watson, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 40723, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heber J. Watson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heber J. Watson, DO had 1,295 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heber J. Watson, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.