Laura J. Watson, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Easley, SC
Laura J. Watson, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Easley, South Carolina, and NPI 1265030209, issued on Oct 13, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 24182, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura J. Watson
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 24182 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1648 Gentry Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC 29640
- Phone
- (864) 855-1331
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201113002163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura J. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 24182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,049 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Omeprazole79 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate77 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): 64.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Francis Physician Services IncGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura J. Watson among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Laura J. Watson, FNP is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
64 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Easley
They are 64 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in Easley, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Laura J. Watson, FNP's NPI number?
Laura J. Watson, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265030209, issued on Oct 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura J. Watson, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1648 Gentry Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC, 29640. Phone: (864) 855-1331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura J. Watson, FNP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 24182, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura J. Watson, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura J. Watson, FNP had 3,049 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura J. Watson, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 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.