Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR
Rheumatology Physician · Greenville, NC
Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1477548584, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01962, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Kenneth Watterson
- Credential
- MD, FACR
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2021-01962 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 752-6101
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 752-6600
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728002458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Kenneth Watterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-01962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
8,142 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 775 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone1,577 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,088 claims
- Methotrexate905 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl361 claims
- Tramadol Hcl342 claims
- Gabapentin318 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: $701.62
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 2 group practices
- Physicians East PAGreenville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Kenneth Watterson among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Alloway, MDGreenville, NC 278341104829332
- Amulya Balagani, MDGreenville, NC 278341447711395
- Duncan Fagundus, MDGreenville, NC 278341972506921
- Betty Harmon, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341629064936
- Helen Harmon, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341962498097
- Kyle Harner, M.DGreenville, NC 278341073547931
- Liangyong JiangGreenville, NC 278341912291212
- Robert Oglesby, MDGreenville, NC 278341568519288
Common questions
What is Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR's NPI number?
Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477548584, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 752-6101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01962, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR had 8,142 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.