William A. Watson, O.D.
Optometrist · Schaumburg, IL
William A. Watson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Schaumburg, Illinois, and NPI 1629132477, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. Watson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 2 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
- Phone
- (847) 330-0010
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 330-2236
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070426000458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William A. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of 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 one group practice
- Christina J. Levi O D P C.Crystal Lake, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William A. Watson among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
William A. Watson, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 optometrist records list a practice address in Schaumburg
They are 36 of the 1,911 NPPES records with a practice address in Schaumburg, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bernardi, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731295984466
- Helen Chen, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731275696189
- Neil Crofoot, ODSchaumburg, IL 601731205925872
- Danny David, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731417097734
- Bodie Godwin, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731194883801
- Joanna Kawecka, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731326371204
- Mary Milzer, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731356404420
- Robert Peachey, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731427107606
Common questions
What is William A. Watson, O.D.'s NPI number?
William A. Watson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629132477, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. Watson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL, 60173. Phone: (847) 330-0010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. Watson, O.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William A. Watson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. Watson, O.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.