William S. Watkins, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Gastonia, NC
William S. Watkins, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1093785099, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32973, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William S. Watkins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 32973 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2544 Court Dr Ste G, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 854-9990
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2024
- Fax
- (704) 866-9824
- Medicaid ID
- 8985939 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060131000905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2544 Court Dr Ste G
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erin Benefiel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447714704
- Justin Booher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831977834
- Jessica Calder, NP-CNurse Practitioner1578005948
- Jessica Goins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1932973799
- Sachin Goyal, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1174964019
- Anna Jones, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902541659
Verify William S. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 32973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
939 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium156 claims
- Famotidine140 claims
- Omeprazole75 claims
- Creon56 claims
- Azathioprine33 claims
- Mesalamine Er31 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: $846.65
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William S. Watkins among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
William S. Watkins, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Caddick, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541427129154
- Henry Danis, MDGastonia, NC 280541770560484
- Neville Forbes, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541699766006
- Sachin Goyal, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541174964019
- Suresh Khandekar, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541316917214
- Areej Mazhar, DOGastonia, NC 280541235522426
- Farzad Nowrouzzadeh, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541730249848
- Paul Oh, MDGastonia, NC 280541689633794
Common questions
What is William S. Watkins, M.D.'s NPI number?
William S. Watkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093785099, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William S. Watkins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2544 Court Dr Ste G, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 854-9990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William S. Watkins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32973, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William S. Watkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William S. Watkins, M.D. had 939 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.