Herbert L. Watkins, MD
Urology Physician · Houston, TX
Herbert L. Watkins, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1043399322, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5053, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herbert L. Watkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- J5053 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 Westmont Dr Ste 425, Houston, TX 77015
- Phone
- (713) 453-4395
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 453-4397
- Medicaid IDs
- 135715413 TX
135715412 TX
135715406 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040528000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1140 Westmont Dr Ste 425
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Desiree Benson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245980101
- Miguel Castillo Santiago, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1073165627
Verify Herbert L. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J5053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
2,994 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl727 claims
- Finasteride412 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er264 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate173 claims
- Minocycline Hcl104 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim102 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): 99.2 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: $3,187.36
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Houston Metro UrologyHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herbert L. Watkins among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Herbert L. Watkins, MD is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Herbert L. Watkins, MD's NPI number?
Herbert L. Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043399322, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herbert L. Watkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 Westmont Dr Ste 425, Houston, TX, 77015. Phone: (713) 453-4395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herbert L. Watkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J5053, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Herbert L. Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herbert L. Watkins, MD had 2,994 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Herbert L. Watkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.