Jerel Watson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Springfield, IL
Jerel Watson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1760747406, issued on Jul 9, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 125.061673, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerel Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 125.061673 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 N 1St St, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 545-3518
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 545-2711
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150406002139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jerel Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125.061673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Cefuroxime17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
- Cephalexin12 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
- Midwest Emergency Department Specialists LtdSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerel Watson among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Jerel Watson, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2012, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
126 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 126 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Jerel Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jerel Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760747406, issued on Jul 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerel Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 N 1St St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 545-3518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerel Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.061673, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerel Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerel Watson, M.D. had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.