Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1134452857PAC ID6406070358
Medicare services, 2024
316
Medicare patients, 2024
158
Part D claims, 2024
364
MIPS score, 2024
95
Industry payments
$2,471
Practice address
4259s Berkeley Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Practice phone
Call (773) 268-7600
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave)

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Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Watson practices at Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave) in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Watson's NPI, 1134452857, was assigned on September 14, 2009. Dr. Watson holds Illinois license 125.056481.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406070358
NPI enumeration date
September 14, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(773) 268-7600
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

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

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson practices at Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave) in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave), at 4259s Berkeley Ave, Chicago, IL 60653 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 268-7600.

  • Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave)
    4259s Berkeley Ave, Chicago, IL 60653 · Cook CountyPhone(773) 268-7600

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Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave) in Chicago, Illinois. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 2 more 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. Stephen Alexander Watson's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave)Available with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois

Ophthalmology is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Watson is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 125.056481 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Watson

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

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson billed Medicare for 316 services in 2024

CMS data shows 316 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 158 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,305 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024316
Medicare patients158
Paid by Medicare$19,305
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2662024: 30515%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 11

Dr. Watson compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Watson
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
316vs 1,54480% below
Medicare patients
158vs 57773% below
Part D claims
316vs 58246% below

Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois 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. Stephen Alexander Watson treated 158 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 68, with 64% women.

Medicare patients, 2024158
Average age75
Average risk score1.13
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10063%
  • Men5837%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure68%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease30%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Cancer21%
  8. Mood disorders19%

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 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women64%
  • Men35%

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

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson wrote 364 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 364 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 316 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,248 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 319 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024364
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$13,248
Part D patients78

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

  • Generic258 claims71%
  • Brand-name106 claims29%

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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3192024: 3161%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 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

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Watson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Watson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson received $2,471 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Watson from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $2,000.

General payments to Dr. Watson by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Watson by kind, 2016 to 2023

$2.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$2,00081%
  • Food and beverage$45118%
  • Gifts$191%

Companies that paid Dr. Watson the most, 2016 to 2023

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

Sources for Dr. Stephen Alexander 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson's NPI number?

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson's NPI number is 1134452857. It was assigned on September 14, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson?

Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson practice?

Dr. Watson practices at 4259s Berkeley Ave, Chicago, IL 60653. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Komed Holman Health Center (Berkeley Ave) in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (773) 268-7600.

What is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson's medical license number?

Dr. Watson holds Illinois license 125.056481.

What medical group is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson part of?

Dr. Watson is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI links Dr. Watson to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 316 services in 2024, and Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson's MIPS score?

Dr. Watson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson see?

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92134).

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What drugs does Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Dorzolamide HCl.

Has Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,471 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 4 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson been practicing?

Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

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