Dr. Thomas Harold Watson, MD

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Nephrologist
NPI1790741833PAC ID0840209516
Medicare services, 2024
886
Medicare patients, 2024
355
Part D claims, 2024
751
Hospital affiliations
6
Industry payments
$7,388
Practice address
3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
Practice phone
Call (205) 971-1000
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Primary practice

Grandview Medical Center

Hospital · Birmingham, Alabama

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Dr. Thomas Harold Watson is a nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Watson practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health.

Dr. Watson's NPI, 1790741833, was assigned on April 26, 2006. Dr. Watson graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Watson holds Alabama license 29107.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840209516
NPI enumeration date
April 26, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 971-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center, at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 971-1000.

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Dr. Thomas Harold Watson is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. Dr. Watson is also affiliated with UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham. The medical group on file is Nephrology Associates, P.C. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 4 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Watson practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Grandview Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+9 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Thomas Harold Watson is one of 185 nephrologists in Alabama

Nephrology is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Watson is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 29107 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Watson

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024

CMS data shows 886 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 355 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,378 for them.

Medicare services, 2024886
Medicare patients355
Paid by Medicare$78,378
Procedure codes15

Dr. Watson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6172024: 55111%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2692024: 21022%
Other services
2023: 02024: 78
Surgery
2023: 962024: 3564%
Imaging
2023: 282024: 1257%

Where Dr. Watson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office36541%
  • In a facility52159%

Dr. Watson compared with the Alabama median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Watson
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
886vs 1,27430% below
Medicare patients
355vs 340Close to median
Part D claims
481vs 80840% below

Medians across 180 nephrologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson treated 355 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 355 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 122 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 70, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024355
Average age72
Average risk score5.15
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16446%
  • Men19154%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Watson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes62%
  5. Heart failure57%
  6. Ischemic heart disease56%
  7. Arthritis52%
  8. Atrial fibrillation39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Watson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson wrote 751 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 751 Medicare Part D claims for 173 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 481 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,684 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 499 claims across 19 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024751
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$111,684
Part D patients173

Dr. Watson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic566 claims75%
  • Brand-name185 claims25%

Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Watson's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids6%44 of 751 claims
  • Antibiotics2%14 of 751 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4992024: 4814%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 19 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Thomas Harold Watson takes part in Medicare

Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas Harold Watson received $7,388 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 167 general payments to Dr. Watson from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. paid the most, $3,586.

General payments to Dr. Watson by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Watson by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,32959%
  • Travel and lodging$3,01641%
  • Education$441%

Companies that paid Dr. Watson the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Watson graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's NPI number is 1790741833. It was assigned on April 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson?

Dr. Thomas Harold Watson is a nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Thomas Harold Watson practice?

Dr. Watson practices at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 4 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (205) 971-1000.

What is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson's medical license number?

Dr. Watson holds Alabama license 29107.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson affiliated with?

Dr. Watson practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Watson is also affiliated with UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham. Dmand AI links Dr. Watson to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas Harold Watson part of?

Dr. Watson is linked to Nephrology Associates, P.C. Dmand AI links Dr. Watson to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Thomas Harold Watson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024, and Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Harold Watson see?

CMS counts 355 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Thomas Harold Watson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and dialysis (90961).

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Where did Dr. Thomas Harold Watson go to medical school?

Dr. Watson graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas Harold Watson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Losartan Potassium and Jardiance.

Has Dr. Thomas Harold Watson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,388 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas Harold Watson been practicing?

Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

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