Michael Watson, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Michael Watson, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1578581690, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 174838-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 174838-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2157 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone
- (716) 862-1050
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 634-0987
- Medicaid ID
- 01242846 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120207000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 174838-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $106.88
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pentax of America, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Southtowns Ambulatory Anesthesia PLLCOrchard Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Watson among 5,062 anesthesiology physician records in New York
Michael Watson, M.D. is one of 5,062 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in New York. 77% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207L00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 167 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 5,062 anesthesiology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Michael Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578581690, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2157 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14214. Phone: (716) 862-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 174838-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.