Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1750376471, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD200192, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Albritton Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD200192 LA
200192 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 700, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-8648
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2022
- Fax
- (225) 765-7898
- Medicaid IDs
- 09976584 MS
162441 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050809000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Albritton Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD200192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole34 claims
- Clonazepam28 claims
- Risperidone19 claims
- Lorazepam14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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: $73.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Albritton Watson among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elodie Braud, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081699735548
- Renee Bruno, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144298522
- Kathleen Crapanzano, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144373390
- John Deback, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081689674053
- Gerald Heintz, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081265521579
- Zahid Imran, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081477645836
- Erik Kinzie, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081073539862
- Gopinath Kongara, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081134161532
Common questions
What is Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750376471, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 700, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-8648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD200192, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Albritton Watson, M.D. had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.