Hugh Boyd Watts, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Salisbury, NC
Hugh Boyd Watts, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1730135328, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 16309, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugh Boyd Watts
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 16309 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 Mitchell Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
- Phone
- (704) 216-5633
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 639-0785
- Medicaid ID
- 8986028 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070604000709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1962
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 810 Mitchell Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gavin Cianci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134765324
- Kenneth Clark, PAPhysician Assistant1417903287
- James Comadoll, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1013963446
- Justin Festa, PAPhysician Assistant1275002511
- Thomas Ginn, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1215954052
Verify Hugh Boyd Watts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 16309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone89 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Ibuprofen29 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Pregabalin12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesSalisbury, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugh Boyd Watts among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Hugh Boyd Watts, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1962 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Salisbury → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
- William Furr, MDSalisbury, NC 281441528022761
- Robert Humble, MDSalisbury, NC 281441881663730
- Harrison Latimer, MDSalisbury, NC 281441740261809
- Paul Lichstein, MSC, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013203470
- Carson Sanders, MDSalisbury, NC 281441699035378
- Robert Steele, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281441710956297
- Eugene Eline, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281471336136837
Common questions
What is Hugh Boyd Watts, MD's NPI number?
Hugh Boyd Watts, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730135328, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugh Boyd Watts, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Mitchell Ave, Salisbury, NC, 28144. Phone: (704) 216-5633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugh Boyd Watts, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 16309, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugh Boyd Watts, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugh Boyd Watts, MD had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.