Dr. John Scott Ferguson, DO

Dr. Ferguson practices at Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida.

Dr. Ferguson's NPI, 1225171069, was assigned on February 14, 2007. Dr. Ferguson graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 1999. Dr. Ferguson holds Florida license OS10716.

Dr. Ferguson's primary practice is Watson Clinic, at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 680-7000.

Dr. Ferguson's primary practice is Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Ferguson is also affiliated with Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Watson Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ferguson to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ferguson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Ferguson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Ferguson is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Ferguson is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery, cancerous skin growth removal, head wound and minor head injury among the conditions Dr. Ferguson treats.

CMS data shows 1,521 Medicare services from Dr. Ferguson across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 362 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $213,978 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 362 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ferguson in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 155 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ferguson's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.

In 2026, Dr. Ferguson wrote 483 Medicare Part D claims for 215 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 414 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,493 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 324 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Ferguson for performance year 2026, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ferguson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 278 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Ferguson, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson's most frequent co-author is Johnny U. Franco, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ferguson to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Bronchitis, Chronic, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung and Bronchitis.

CMS Open Payments shows 197 general payments to Dr. Ferguson from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $5,933.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ferguson, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Ferguson graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 1999.

Dr. Ferguson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.