Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1184646358, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (California G72736, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karol Elizabeth Watson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G72736 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-8811
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 206-9133
- Medicaid ID
- 00G727360 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090807000263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karol Elizabeth Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,840 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium166 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate149 claims
- Ezetimibe108 claims
- Eliquis81 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): 86.1 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: $39,665.15
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karol Elizabeth Watson among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD's NPI number?
Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184646358, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-8811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G72736, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD had 1,840 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karol Elizabeth Watson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.