Dr. James Paul Watson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 38
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 41
- Part D claims, 2024
- 114
- Publications
- 2
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 825-6301
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. James Paul Watson is a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Watson practices at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of University of California Health.
Dr. Watson's NPI, 1912913252, was assigned on July 31, 2006. Dr. Watson graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Watson holds California license G79375.
- NPI
- 1912913252NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 31, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (310) 825-6301
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Paul Watson practices at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Watson's primary practice is Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, at 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 825-6301.
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 825-6301
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Paul Watson is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Watson's primary practice is Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of University of California Health. The medical group on file is UCLA Plastic Surgery Associates.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Paul Watson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Watson practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Paul Watson is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California
Plastic surgery is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Watson is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Watson's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Hawaii and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Hawaii license
- Ohio license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and breast surgery among the conditions Dr. Watson treats.
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Watson
Counts of plastic surgeons 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. James Paul Watson billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024
CMS data shows 38 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,028 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Watson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 532024: 3828%
Dr. Watson compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Watson
- California median
- Medicare services
- 38vs 5834% below
- Medicare patients
- 41vs 5931% below
- Part D claims
- 75vs 262.9 times
Medians across 622 plastic surgeons in California 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. James Paul Watson treated 41 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 58, with 85% women.
Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Watson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- Cancer61%
- High blood pressure59%
- Mood disorders34%
- Anxiety32%
- Depression32%
- Diabetes27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Watson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women85%
- Men15%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Paul Watson wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 75 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,032 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 61 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Watson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic110 claims96%
- Brand-name and other4 claims4%
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
- Opioids19%22 of 114 claims
- Antibiotics29%33 of 114 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: 612024: 7523%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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
Dr. James Paul Watson scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Watson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Watson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 64.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 47of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. James Paul Watson has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Watson in 2019. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors are Shreyas Shreenivas Vasanawala, MD and James R. Watson, MD.
Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Watson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Paul Watson has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Watson to 1 clinical trial.
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Watson
Participatory Evaluation (of) Aging (With) Rapamycin (for) Longevity Study (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. James Paul Watson received $2,095 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Watson from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. paid the most, $1,141.
General payments to Dr. Watson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Watson by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,69781%
- Travel and lodging$39819%
Companies that paid Dr. Watson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Paul Watson has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Watson.
Awards and honors for Dr. Watson
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Paul Watson graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Dr. Watson graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Watson is a member of ACS and ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Paul Watson accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Watson is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Watson accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James Paul Watson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Paul Watson's NPI number?
Dr. James Paul Watson's NPI number is 1912913252. It was assigned on July 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Paul Watson?
Dr. James Paul Watson is a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. James Paul Watson practice?
Dr. Watson practices at 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of University of California Health.
What is Dr. James Paul Watson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (310) 825-6301.
What is Dr. James Paul Watson's medical license number?
Dr. Watson holds California license G79375, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. James Paul Watson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Watson in California (1994 to 2026), Hawaii (1993 to 1996) and Ohio (1991 to 1996).
Which hospitals is Dr. James Paul Watson affiliated with?
Dr. Watson practices at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
What medical group is Dr. James Paul Watson part of?
Dr. Watson is linked to UCLA Plastic Surgery Associates.
Does Dr. James Paul Watson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024.
What is Dr. James Paul Watson's MIPS score?
Dr. Watson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Paul Watson see?
CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. James Paul Watson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Watson is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
What services does Dr. James Paul Watson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. James Paul Watson go to medical school?
Dr. Watson graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. James Paul Watson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Cephalexin and Celecoxib.
Has Dr. James Paul Watson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,095 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
How long has Dr. James Paul Watson been practicing?
Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
Does Dr. James Paul Watson do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Watson. Dr. Watson has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. James Paul Watson publish with?
Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors are Shreyas Shreenivas Vasanawala, MD (1 shared paper) and James R. Watson, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. James Paul Watson accept?
Dr. Watson is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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