NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John C. Watts, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Gastonia, NC

John C. Watts, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1437144748, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 38457, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437144748
Name
John C. Watts
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
38457 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1839 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 864-2685
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(704) 864-9363
Medicaid ID
8986041 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1839 E Garrison Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah Grossman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1184619959
  2. William Silkstone, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1467447789
  3. Constance Walker, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1174518427

Verify John C. Watts in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $13.42

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Watts$13.42
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John C. Watts among 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina

John C. Watts, M.D. is one of 2,356 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marty Baker, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541730103953
  2. Richard Brugman, DOGastonia, NC 280541013903731
  3. Karen Cloninger, MDGastonia, NC 280541811974991
  4. Russell Cox, MDGastonia, NC 280541033196142
  5. Ellen Davis, MDGastonia, NC 280541366439093
  6. Carl FisherGastonia, NC 280541255319638
  7. Sarah Grossman, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541184619959
  8. Lawrence Hurst, MDGastonia, NC 280541205813375

Common questions

What is John C. Watts, M.D.'s NPI number?

John C. Watts, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437144748, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John C. Watts, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1839 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 864-2685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John C. Watts, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38457, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.