James Richard Watlington, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Saint Louis, MO
James Richard Watlington, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1801359047, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2025016553, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richard Watlington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- 2025016553 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10012 Kennerly RD Ste 406, Saint Louis, MO 63128
- Phone
- (314) 525-1224
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250828002157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical critical care physician records → All 49 in Missouri → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10012 Kennerly RD Ste 406
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sylvia Evers, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1437861408
- Lindsay Fairfax, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1952512980
- Cassidy Harris, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568224442
- John Hong, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1578624201
- Calie Kaiser, PAPhysician Assistant1982306304
- Katalin Kenney, PAPhysician Assistant1720941305
Verify James Richard Watlington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2025016553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $610.24
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists LLCSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Richard Watlington among 49 surgical critical care physician records in Missouri
James Richard Watlington, MD is one of 49 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Missouri
There are 49 surgical critical care physician records in Missouri.
All 49 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Adam, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281396954657
- Lindsay Fairfax, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281952512980
- John Hong, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281578624201
- Savannah Kipfer, DOSaint Louis, MO 631281205376852
- Sirivan Seng, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281487184859
- Thomas Sensing, DOSaint Louis, MO 631281811342363
- Marguerite Spruce, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281578943734
- Charlie Srivilasa, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281346531464
Common questions
What is James Richard Watlington, MD's NPI number?
James Richard Watlington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801359047, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richard Watlington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10012 Kennerly RD Ste 406, Saint Louis, MO, 63128. Phone: (314) 525-1224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richard Watlington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025016553, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Richard Watlington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richard Watlington, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.