Joshua Ray Watson, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Wilmington, NC
Joshua Ray Watson, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1508185703, issued on May 27, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00357, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Ray Watson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2013-00357 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 341-3300
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 251-8824
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130722000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Ray Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-00357Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate28 claims
- Eliquis21 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Ray Watson among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joshua Ray Watson, DO is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
108 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 108 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Ray Watson, DO's NPI number?
Joshua Ray Watson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508185703, issued on May 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Ray Watson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 341-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Ray Watson, DO's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00357, 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.
How much does Joshua Ray Watson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Ray Watson, DO had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.