John Michael Watson, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Reno, NV
John Michael Watson, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1619039245, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 8648, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 8648 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775) 323-7500
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 789-9208
- Medicaid IDs
- 1619039245 NV
002016418 NV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040928000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 75 Pringle Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Michael 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 8648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $94.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Community Care Services LLCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Watson among 236 surgery physician records in Nevada
John Michael Watson, M.D. is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 76% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Nevada
There are 236 surgery physician records in Nevada.
All 236 in Nevada → Every provider in Reno → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Bain, MDReno, NV 895021649211749
- Susan Buchwald, MDReno, NV 895021487657714
- Charles Carpenter, MDReno, NV 895021942298112
- Michelle Chu, MDReno, NV 895021538157995
- Christos Galanopoulos, MDReno, NV 895021760474555
- Myron Gomez, M.D.Reno, NV 895021992749048
- John Hansen, M.D.Reno, NV 895021962446179
- James Harris, M.D.Reno, NV 895021104862366
Common questions
What is John Michael Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Michael Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619039245, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV, 89502. Phone: (775) 323-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 8648, 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 Michael Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Watson, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.