NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shawna Lee Watson, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sandy Springs, GA

Shawna Lee Watson, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and NPI 1073046876, issued on Apr 7, 2017. Check the license (Georgia 97499, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1073046876
Name
Shawna Lee Watson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
97499 GA
34428 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20 Glenlake Pkwy, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Phone
(470) 698-6488
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240327002573); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Florida Atlantic University, College Of Medicine, 2017
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 20 Glenlake Pkwy

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

  1. Sarah Conkell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346755279
  2. Kellie Coyle, M.D.Specialist1336174499
  3. Shanay Fischer, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1548955024
  4. Luke Marone, MDVascular Surgery Physician1407820483
  5. Tondra Newman, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922260611
  6. Ji Yeon PakBody Imaging Physician1699394593

Verify Shawna Lee Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

634 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 159 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shawna Watson634
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin90 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl88 claims
  3. Celecoxib71 claims
  4. Meloxicam58 claims
  5. Mupirocin54 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium52 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: $7,246.11

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shawna Watson$7,246
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Matrix Rehabilitation-Georgia IncMcDonough, GA
  2. Physiotherapy Associates IncKennesaw, GA
  3. The Southeast Permanente Medical GroupAtlanta, GA

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

Shawna Lee Watson among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Shawna Lee Watson, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Opeyemi Lamikanra, MDAtlanta, GA 303281932428471
  2. Allan Levine, MDAtlanta, GA 303281457624215
  3. Jonathan Morris, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281487912515
  4. Nickolas Reimer, MDSandy Springs, GA 303281043453111
  5. Saman Vojdani, MDAtlanta, GA 303281497172647
  6. Robert Bruce, MDAtlanta, GA 303291972605681
  7. James Chappuis, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303271891776159
  8. Ryan Cone, MDAtlanta, GA 303271548793730

Common questions

What is Shawna Lee Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shawna Lee Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073046876, issued on Apr 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shawna Lee Watson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Glenlake Pkwy, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328. Phone: (470) 698-6488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shawna Lee Watson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 97499, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shawna Lee Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shawna Lee Watson, M.D. had 634 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.