Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Thomas Harold Watson, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1790741833, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 29107, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Harold Watson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 29107 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 817 Princeton Ave SW Ste 206, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 226-5900
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 226-5937
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081006000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 817 Princeton Ave SW Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Lewis, MDNephrology Physician1669412904
Verify Thomas Harold Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
751 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga73 claims
- Losartan Potassium58 claims
- Jardiance55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Lisinopril41 claims
- Spironolactone37 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): 26.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $268.19
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Fresenius Vascular Care Birmingham Mso LLCVestavia Hills, AL
- Nephrology Associates, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Harold Watson among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama
Thomas Harold Watson, M.D. is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 183 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Theodore Feely, MDBirmingham, AL 352111982756599
- James Harms, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111831416114
- Michael Hovater, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111932360294
- Nicholas Izor, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111679004865
- Jerry Jackson, MDBirmingham, AL 352111467400051
- James Lewis, MDBirmingham, AL 352111669412904
- Donald Quinn, PABirmingham, AL 352111750333506
- Michele Thomas, MDBirmingham, AL 352111538193958
Common questions
What is Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790741833, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Harold Watson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 Princeton Ave SW Ste 206, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 226-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29107, 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 Harold Watson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Harold Watson, M.D. had 751 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26.1 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.