John David Watson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
John David Watson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1790725893, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD034197, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John David Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD034197 TN
MD39695 TN
39695 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 697-0014
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 648-6280
- Medicaid IDs
- 3856656 TN
64125180 KY
3856657 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210323000573); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John David Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD034197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone68 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl52 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Cefuroxime31 claims
- Meloxicam25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Acs Primary Care Physicians - Southeast PCAugusta, GA
- Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Evansville, IN
- Emergency Coverage LLCDalton, GA
- Inphynet Primary Care Physicians Southeast PCStockbridge, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John David Watson among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
John David Watson, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is John David Watson, MD's NPI number?
John David Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790725893, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John David Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 697-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John David Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD034197, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John David Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John David Watson, MD had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John David Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. 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.