NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph E. Watters, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Gadsden, AL

Joseph E. Watters, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1730140294, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Alabama PA-055, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730140294
Name
Joseph E. Watters
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA-055 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone
(256) 456-0226
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 456-0231
Medicaid ID
168709 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040710000321); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Derok Cornwell, PAPhysician Assistant1174591366
  2. Billy Gravitt, DMDDentist1407954241
  3. Bob Gross, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1326173311
  4. William Haller, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1598709479
  5. Phil Hill, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1386601946
  6. Dominic Homan, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1982665980

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Gadsden Regional Physician Group Practice LLCGadsden, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph E. Watters among 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama

Joseph E. Watters, PA-C is one of 201 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 79% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 135 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Alabama

There are 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Phil Hill, P.A.Gadsden, AL 359031386601946
  2. Charles Mathews, P.A.Gadsden, AL 359031033173059
  3. Stephen Entrekin, P.A.Gadsden, AL 359011083818751
  4. James Lombardo, PAGadsden, AL 359011184652265
  5. Jamie Ryan, PACGadsden, AL 359011467478412
  6. James Tumlin, PACGadsden, AL 359011659304079
  7. Amanda Mitchell, PA-CFort Payne, AL 359671629576483
  8. Elizabeth Briglia, P.A.Huntsville, AL 358011750706966

Common questions

What is Joseph E. Watters, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph E. Watters, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730140294, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph E. Watters, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 456-0226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph E. Watters, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA-055, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Joseph E. Watters, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.

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