Lauren Watson, OD
Optometrist · Beltsville, MD
Lauren Watson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Beltsville, Maryland, and NPI 1053085878, issued on Aug 4, 2021. Check the license (Maryland TA2846, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Watson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- TA2846 MD
5494 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10925 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
- Phone
- (301) 595-9041
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260323003444); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 10925 Baltimore Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Groff, B.S.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1174806137
- Catherine Madsen, O.D.Optometrist1780838433
- Philip Nicholson, O.D.Optometrist1184813974
- Lisa ShekPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1700169869
Verify Lauren Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA2846Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost64 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Cyclosporine17 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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- Steven Abraham, ODGermantown, MD1972943173
- Amir Abyaneh, O.D.Waldorf, MD1699089201
- Kathleen Adams, ODSilver Spring, MD1427126846
- David Adeyeye, ODBaltimore, MD1013834217
- Dawn Agostini, O.D.Hagerstown, MD1073505772
- Lindsay Agro, ODBaltimore, MD1487110656
- Fernando AguilarSilver Spring, MD1134854540
- Noushin Ahmed, O.D.Pasadena, MD1922422732
Common questions
What is Lauren Watson, OD's NPI number?
Lauren Watson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053085878, issued on Aug 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Watson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10925 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD, 20705. Phone: (301) 595-9041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Watson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2846, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Watson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Watson, OD had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.