Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1669575643, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (California A72931, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Thomas Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A72931 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 340-3911
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2024
- Fax
- (760) 773-1481
- Medicaid ID
- 00A729310 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Thomas Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Nathan Thomas Watson among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 78 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669575643, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 340-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72931, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Thomas Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.