NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lea C. Watson, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN

Lea C. Watson, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811171986, issued on Dec 24, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 14215, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1811171986
Name
Lea C. Watson
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
14215 TN
1271384 ID
226515 OK
200750156NP OR
18902 SC
and 1 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
735 Harding PL, Nashville, TN 37211
Phone
(866) 389-2727
Enumerated
Dec 24, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091021000094); accepts Medicare assignment
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 735 Harding PL

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

  1. Jessica Buchanan, PHARMDPharmacist1649876038
  2. Jessica FayFamily Nurse Practitioner1477681534
  3. Eric KingAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1902495294
  4. Margaret Mitchell, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952929135
  5. Michelle Schweitzer, APRN, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1982893343
  6. Jaqueline WillisPharmacist1417637679

Verify Lea C. Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

58 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lea Watson58
  2. Specialty average1,305

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): 86.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%94.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $81.78

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phadia US Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lea Watson$81.78
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Minuteclinic Diagnostic OF Tennessee PCHendersonville, TN

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

Lea C. Watson among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Lea C. Watson, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,518 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 1,518 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Beard, NPNashville, TN 372111578545232
  2. Jannah Branch-Smith, APN, FNP-BCNashville, TN 372111598953952
  3. Sigrid Corcuera, APNNashville, TN 372111275577413
  4. Emma Davis, APRN FNP-BCNashville, TN 372111932143351
  5. Jessica FayNashville, TN 372111477681534
  6. Eric Foley, N.P. NURSE PRACTITIONashville, TN 372111366631566
  7. Tonya Gager, FNPNashville, TN 372111902853856
  8. Kimberley Hickok, APRN, BCNashville, TN 372111508852369

Common questions

What is Lea C. Watson, FNP's NPI number?

Lea C. Watson, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811171986, issued on Dec 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lea C. Watson, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 735 Harding PL, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (866) 389-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lea C. Watson, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 14215, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lea C. Watson, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lea C. Watson, FNP had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lea C. Watson, FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 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.

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