NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC

Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY

Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1245506633, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (New York 015525, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245506633
Name
Nicholas Joseph Watson
Credential
RPAC
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
015525 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6 Fountain Plz, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone
(716) 580-1815
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 580-1134
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120412000700); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6 Fountain Plz

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Beth Edwards, P.A.Physician Assistant1790026326
  2. Karalyn Evanco, PAMedical Physician Assistant1861875544
  3. Brendan Frawley, PAEmergency Clinical Nurse Specialist1922497627
  4. Matthew Kratochvil, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1013274208
  5. Jordan Kross, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1952552325
  6. Erin McCue, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831473297

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

346 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Watson346
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil44 claims
  2. Prednisone38 claims
  3. Azithromycin31 claims
  4. Eliquis21 claims
  5. Levofloxacin17 claims
  6. Simvastatin11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medical Services OF Buffalo, PCSpringville, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicholas Joseph Watson among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

488 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 488 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Carpenter, P.A.C.Buffalo, NY 142021396190450
  2. Scott Clark, RPACBuffalo, NY 142021225119191
  3. Beth Edwards, P.A.Buffalo, NY 142021790026326
  4. Alie Gilbert, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142021164882064
  5. Christine Herrmann, PABuffalo, NY 142021962462424
  6. Anastasja Ketch, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142021518450220
  7. Rebecca Meli-Cornwell, P.A.Buffalo, NY 142021952356636
  8. Pieter Vanhorn, MPAS, RPA-CBuffalo, NY 142021124469432

Common questions

What is Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC's NPI number?

Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245506633, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Fountain Plz, Buffalo, NY, 14202. Phone: (716) 580-1815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 015525, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Joseph Watson, RPAC had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.