Thomas Watson Downes, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Boaz, AL
Thomas Watson Downes, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Boaz, Alabama, and NPI 1689725814, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 15086, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Watson Downes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 15086 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL 35957
- Phone
- (256) 593-1611
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 840-4596
- Medicaid ID
- 000082305 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2525 US Highway 431
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Watson Downes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen111 claims
- Gavilyte-G26 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes19 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate18 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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): 100 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: $992.18
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Thomas Watson Downes among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Thomas Watson Downes, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Boaz
They are 3 of the 162 NPPES records with a practice address in Boaz, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Boaz → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Clink, M.D.Boaz, AL 359571376694596
- Alissa Schuh, MDBoaz, AL 359571427611987
- John Groves, MDAlbertville, AL 359511174566996
- Jeffrey Cole, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681114100559
- Steven Isbell, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681881659084
- Eleanor Mathews, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681982051116
- Stephen Britt, MDGuntersville, AL 359761265475909
- Cynthia Monk, M.D.Guntersville, AL 359761194948208
Common questions
What is Thomas Watson Downes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Watson Downes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689725814, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Watson Downes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL, 35957. Phone: (256) 593-1611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Watson Downes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15086, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Watson Downes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Watson Downes, M.D. had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Watson Downes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.