John M. Watson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Reno, NV
John M. Watson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1366460347, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 11947, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John M. Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 11947 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5575 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV 89511
- Phone
- (775) 851-1505
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 851-1583
- Medicaid ID
- 1366460347 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061117000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5575 Kietzke LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John M. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,092 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,211 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium716 claims
- Losartan Potassium696 claims
- Lisinopril531 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate521 claims
- Omeprazole434 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: $285.10
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northern Nevada Medical Group LLCSparks, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John M. Watson among 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada
John M. Watson, MD is one of 1,229 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 82% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 772 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
159 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Reno
They are 159 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is John M. Watson, MD's NPI number?
John M. Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366460347, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John M. Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5575 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV, 89511. Phone: (775) 851-1505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John M. Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 11947, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John M. Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John M. Watson, MD had 13,092 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.