John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport, OR
John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport, Oregon, and NPI 1487697355, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD22558, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Watkins
- Credential
- PHD, M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD22558 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 407 N Coast Hwy Ste 200, Newport, OR 97365
- Phone
- (541) 270-8966
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 265-8007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111101000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John F. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD22558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,551 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
- Lisinopril81 claims
- Losartan Potassium70 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate65 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): 93.6 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: $21.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
John F. Watkins among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon
John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D. is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 1,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport
They are 12 of the 637 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D.'s NPI number?
John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487697355, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 407 N Coast Hwy Ste 200, Newport, OR, 97365. Phone: (541) 270-8966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD22558, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D. had 2,551 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John F. Watkins, PHD, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.