NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith Watson

Optometrist · Albany, NY

Keith Watson is an optometrist with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1194795948, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV009274, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194795948
Name
Keith Watson
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV009274 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
141 Washington Avenue Ext, Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 217-6008
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2006
Record last updated
May 20, 2022
Fax
(518) 217-6004
Medicaid ID
06488393 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040127000496); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1999
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 141 Washington Avenue Ext

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

  1. Carlene CampbellOptician1134947393
  2. Thomas ConnollyHearing Instrument Specialist1649674649
  3. Sam Enbawe, PHARMDPharmacist1619209202
  4. Ahmed HamzaPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1902685431
  5. Mia Mancuso, PHARMDPharmacist1801077227

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

329 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Keith Watson329
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost160 claims
  2. Lumigan43 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol23 claims
  5. Simbrinza17 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $20.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Watson$20.30
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Keith Watson among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Keith Watson is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Deere, ODAlbany, NY 122051326009002
  2. Madge Hinman, O.D.Albany, NY 122051831277276
  3. Sharon Hunt-Moriarty, ODAlbany, NY 122051154437473
  4. Arthur Isenberg, ODAlbany, NY 122051891997763
  5. Martin Kipp, O.D.Albany, NY 122051336297001
  6. Neal Kramer, ODAlbany, NY 122051831273374
  7. Gary Leesue, O.D.Colonie, NY 122051396019121
  8. Elisa Perreault, ODAlbany, NY 122051225160518

Common questions

What is Keith Watson's NPI number?

Keith Watson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194795948, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith Watson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 141 Washington Avenue Ext, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 217-6008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith Watson's license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV009274, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Keith Watson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith Watson had 329 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.