Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1134452857, issued on Sep 14, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 125.056481, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Alexander Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 125.056481 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-8150
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140616000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Alexander Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125.056481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost168 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol65 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Erythromycin16 claims
- Restasis Multidose13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Near North Health Service CorporationChicago, IL
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Alexander Watson among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D. is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 60% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
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- Rukhsana Mirza, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111033163530
Common questions
What is Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134452857, issued on Sep 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.056481, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D. had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Alexander Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.