NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Larry T. Watts, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charlotte, NC

Larry T. Watts, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1508979568, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700154, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508979568
Name
Larry T. Watts
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
9700154 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10650 Park RD, Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone
(704) 667-3840
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050316000261); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 10650 Park RD

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

  1. Jessica Ambrose, PAPhysician Assistant1922034016
  2. Nicholas Anthony, MDGastroenterology Physician1265607907
  3. Janet Arrazcaeta, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1063909794
  4. Jaclyn Baker, NPNurse Practitioner1184108037
  5. Stacy Ballard, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1063976421
  6. Zane Basrawala, MDUrology Physician1902839780

Verify Larry T. Watts in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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): 95.4 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 score84.2
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,899.86

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Larry Watts$2,899.86
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC

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

Larry T. Watts among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina

Larry T. Watts, MD is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Edwards, MDCharlotte, NC 282111821071523
  2. Sabin Bozso, MDCharlotte, NC 282041720824477
  3. Timothy Brand, MDCharlotte, NC 282041306108899
  4. Robert Davis, MDCharlotte, NC 282041417299561
  5. John Frederick, MDCharlotte, NC 282041841347937
  6. David Hobson, MDCharlotte, NC 282041386055549
  7. Ashish Jain, MDCharlotte, NC 282041619268430
  8. Jonathan Kraut, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041710902937

Common questions

What is Larry T. Watts, MD's NPI number?

Larry T. Watts, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508979568, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Larry T. Watts, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10650 Park RD, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 667-3840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Larry T. Watts, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700154, 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.

What is Larry T. Watts, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.

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.