NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Andrew Watson, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Flagstaff, AZ

William Andrew Watson, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1477947760, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 57729, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477947760
Name
William Andrew Watson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
57729 AZ
A172140 CA
TRN22072 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone
(928) 773-2505
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2023
Fax
(928) 773-2504
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230308003314); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 N Beaver St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melissa Acquaviva, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639238348
  2. Michelle Aerni, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1225014822
  3. Amit Agrawal, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1306032701
  4. Muhammad Ali, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1801264353
  5. Kim AllenSpeech-Language Pathologist1356580484
  6. Bianca Anderson, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1548609431

Verify William Andrew Watson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score50.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $216.75

1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Watson$216.75
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Cep America - Anesthesia PCWalnut Creek, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Andrew Watson among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona

William Andrew Watson, MD is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Flagstaff

They are 42 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Flagstaff, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bates, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011568470276
  2. Samantha Buchika, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011972511608
  3. Mark Chapman, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011548279276
  4. Gary Christensen, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011083623722
  5. Jenniene Foster, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011508803602
  6. Nicholas Franceschini, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011588601678
  7. James Fredenberg, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011205888195
  8. James Gibson, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011063421782

Common questions

What is William Andrew Watson, MD's NPI number?

William Andrew Watson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477947760, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Andrew Watson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 773-2505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Andrew Watson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 57729, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is William Andrew Watson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.