NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Syracuse, NY

Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1437460490, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (New York 268974, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1437460490
Name
Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
268974 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone
(315) 464-5612
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131205000586); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2010
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 750 E Adams St

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

  1. Carolyn A'Hearn, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093435554
  2. Ahmed AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235816919
  3. Muna AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790531689
  4. Omar AbdallahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588554216
  5. Sara Abdelhafiz, MDNeurology Physician1487232344
  6. Warda AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255124038

Verify Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

258 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kathryn Watson258
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt23 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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: $138.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathryn Watson$138.37
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Physicians Medical Associates New York PCSyracuse, NY

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

Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York

Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D. is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Syracuse

They are 167 of the 9,922 NPPES records with a practice address in Syracuse, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fouad Boulos, MDSyracuse, NY 132101366445652
  2. Norma Cooney, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101699737429
  3. Gary Johnson, MDSyracuse, NY 132101316904907
  4. Walter Kantor, MDSyracuse, NY 132101942207790
  5. Thomas Lavoie, MDSyracuse, NY 132101467419499
  6. Deborah Mann, MDSyracuse, NY 132101912964529
  7. Lawrence Moloff, MDSyracuse, NY 132101508863861
  8. Karen Murphy, MDSyracuse, NY 132101194722033

Common questions

What is Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437460490, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 464-5612. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 268974, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathryn Leigh McNamara Watson, M.D. had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.