Neil Watkins, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Gary, IN
Neil Watkins, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Gary, Indiana, and NPI 1295744993, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01039743A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil Watkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 01039743A IN
036086767 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 Grant St, Gary, IN 46404
- Phone
- (219) 885-0116
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 650 Grant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nathalie Batchassi, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1063900132
- Lashawn Freeman, DPMPodiatrist1386685139
- Michelle Vorice, FNPRegistered Nurse1780884429
Verify Neil Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01039743ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,188 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost402 claims
- Lumigan94 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate84 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate74 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl67 claims
- Timolol Maleate60 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 80.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $712.63
16 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
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Common questions
What is Neil Watkins, MD's NPI number?
Neil Watkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295744993, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil Watkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Grant St, Gary, IN, 46404. Phone: (219) 885-0116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil Watkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01039743A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Neil Watkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil Watkins, MD had 1,188 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neil Watkins, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.