William Doster Watson, MD, PHD
Neurology Physician · Knoxville, TN
William Doster Watson, MD, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083601546, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 65500, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Doster Watson
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 65500 TN
47639 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- A&W Emg Muscle & Nerve, PLLC, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (888) 211-1054
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141031000694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Doster Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 65500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
420 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Levetiracetam35 claims
- Donepezil Hcl28 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa27 claims
- Primidone26 claims
- Emgality Pen19 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncElizabethtown, KY
- PT Pros, IncLeitchfield, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Doster Watson among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee
William Doster Watson, MD, PHD is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samir Al-Kabbani, MDKnoxville, TN 379231083681183
- William Allred, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231942395371
- Lalitha Battineni, MDKnoxville, TN 379231295276582
- Arshita Patel, DOKnoxville, TN 379231164802872
- Evelyn Sevilla, MDKnoxville, TN 379231720017387
- David Brandes, MDKnoxville, TN 379221487761144
- Thea Cross, M.DKnoxville, TN 379221093788044
- Lauren Flannery, DOKnoxville, TN 379221104314616
Common questions
What is William Doster Watson, MD, PHD's NPI number?
William Doster Watson, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083601546, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Doster Watson, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at A&W Emg Muscle & Nerve, PLLC, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (888) 211-1054. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Doster Watson, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65500, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Doster Watson, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Doster Watson, MD, PHD had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.