Richard Alan Watson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Joseph, MO
Richard Alan Watson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1639171846, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R7N30, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- R7N30 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5202 Faraon St, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
- Phone
- (816) 233-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (816) 279-4662
- Medicaid ID
- 202915906 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5202 Faraon St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Alan Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R7N30Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,385 Medicare Part D claims for 689 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,853 claims
- Timolol Maleate778 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate587 claims
- Erythromycin229 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol108 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth95 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): 86.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $174.91
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Murphy Watson Burr Eye Center, Inc.Saint Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alan Watson among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Richard Alan Watson, M.D. is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Joseph → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Burr, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061710989918
- Erin Gilliland, MDSt Joseph, MO 645061871500066
- James Murphy, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061831191048
- Scott Murphy, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061174527147
- Robert Tobin, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061740259209
- Earle Sanford, MDClinton, MO 647351982679775
- Lance Brown, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041427092923
- Trey Butler, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041639129422
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639171846, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5202 Faraon St, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 233-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R7N30, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Watson, M.D. had 4,385 Medicare Part D claims for 689 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Alan Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 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.