James Richards Watson, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC
James Richards Watson, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1609226901, issued on Jun 16, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01217, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richards Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 2021-01217 NC
2018036872 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 681-8263
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210915001835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Richards Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-01217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis13 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
- Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Richards Watson among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
James Richards Watson, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tatyana Der, MDDurham, NC 277101861717019
- Samuel Hofacker, MDDurham, NC 277101003443821
- John Ike, M.D.Durham, NC 277101700318409
- Jenna Lanz, MDDurham, NC 277101467071662
- Kai Miao, MDDurham, NC 277101265425391
Common questions
What is James Richards Watson, MD's NPI number?
James Richards Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609226901, issued on Jun 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richards Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 681-8263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richards Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01217, 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 James Richards Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richards Watson, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.