John T. Watson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
John T. Watson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1043239254, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2003000632, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John T. Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2003000632 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Phone
- (314) 257-8000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 268-5121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John T. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2003000632Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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): 81.6 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: $448,512.52
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John T. Watson among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
John T. Watson, MD is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Peter Cohn, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041497174718
- Karsen Corn, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041104386796
- Elizabeth Engel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041093726655
- Djoldas Kuldjanov, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041629186556
- Thomas Otto, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041417979113
Common questions
What is John T. Watson, MD's NPI number?
John T. Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043239254, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John T. Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (314) 257-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John T. Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2003000632, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John T. Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John T. Watson, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John T. Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.