Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albany, GA
Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1124516513, issued on May 1, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 98196, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Dewayne Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 98196 GA
042.0015975 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 417 W 3RD Ave, Albany, GA 31701
- Phone
- (229) 312-1000
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240612003038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Dewayne Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 98196Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium97 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta80 claims
- Symbicort50 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere26 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 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: $5,273.52
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Phoebe Physician Group IncAmericus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Dewayne Watson among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Keerthi Ponugoti, MDThomasville, GA 317921013228196
- Christian Trujillo, MDThomasville, GA 317921710408554
- Luis Wulff, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921144678392
- William Guest, MDTifton, GA 317941003819467
- Jian Li, M.D.Tifton, GA 317941184705097
- Rubal Patel, M.D.Tifton, GA 317941952543274
Common questions
What is Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124516513, issued on May 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 417 W 3RD Ave, Albany, GA, 31701. Phone: (229) 312-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 98196, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Dewayne Watson, MD had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.