Dr. Richard O. Watson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 361
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 227
- Part D claims, 2024
- 276
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $5,786
- Practice address
- 5518 Calumet Ave, Hammond, IN 46320
- Practice phone
- Call (219) 803-0379
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Calumet Quick Care Ltd
Hammond, Indiana
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Dr. Richard O. Watson is an emergency medicine physician in Hammond, Indiana
Dr. Watson practices at Calumet Quick Care Ltd in Hammond, Indiana.
Dr. Watson's NPI, 1962472886, was assigned on January 24, 2006. Dr. Watson graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Watson holds Illinois license 036.102951.
- NPI
- 1962472886NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113095688
- NPI enumeration date
- January 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (219) 803-0379
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard O. Watson practices at Calumet Quick Care Ltd in Hammond, Indiana
Dr. Watson's primary practice is Calumet Quick Care Ltd, at 5518 Calumet Ave, Hammond, IN 46320 in Lake County. The practice phone is (219) 803-0379.
- Calumet Quick Care Ltd5518 Calumet Ave, Hammond, IN 46320 · Lake CountyPhone(219) 803-0379
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard O. Watson is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 9 medical groups
Dr. Watson's primary practice is Calumet Quick Care Ltd in Hammond, Indiana. Dr. Watson is also affiliated with Baptist Health Floyd. The medical group on file is Calumet Quick Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 8 more medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard O. Watson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Watson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Calumet Quick Care Ltd | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 8 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard O. Watson is one of 1,275 emergency medicine physicians in Indiana
Emergency medicine is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Watson is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, IllinoisPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Watson
Counts of emergency medicine physicians 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. Richard O. Watson billed Medicare for 361 services in 2024
CMS data shows 361 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 227 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,563 for them.
Dr. Watson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1642024: 22135%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 752024: 829%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 242024: 3546%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 23
Where Dr. Watson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office26774%
- In a facility9426%
Dr. Watson compared with the Indiana median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Watson
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 361vs 30419% above
- Medicare patients
- 227vs 27718% below
- Part D claims
- 100vs 929% above
Medians across 1,276 emergency medicine physicians in Indiana 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. Richard O. Watson treated 227 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 46, with 57% women.
Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14162%
- Men8638%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Watson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Diabetes35%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Anxiety27%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Cancer24%
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 46
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard O. Watson wrote 276 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 276 Medicare Part D claims for 177 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 100 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $392 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Watson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic258 claims93%
- Brand-name18 claims7%
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%17 of 276 claims
- Antibiotics22%60 of 276 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, 2022 to 2024
- 2022
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 312024: 100223%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 2 in 2022.
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. Richard O. Watson ranks in the 88th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Watson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 138 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Watson, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Watson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 88th percentile138 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard O. Watson received $5,786 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Watson from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $5,312.
General payments to Dr. Watson by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Watson by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Consulting fees$3,74565%
- Travel and lodging$1,12719%
- Food and beverage$91416%
Companies that paid Dr. Watson the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard O. Watson graduated from Howard University College of Medicine
Dr. Watson graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard O. 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard O. Watson's NPI number?
Dr. Richard O. Watson's NPI number is 1962472886. It was assigned on January 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard O. Watson?
Dr. Richard O. Watson is an emergency medicine physician in Hammond, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard O. Watson practice?
Dr. Watson practices at 5518 Calumet Ave, Hammond, IN 46320. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Calumet Quick Care Ltd in Hammond, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 8 medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Richard O. Watson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (219) 803-0379.
What is Dr. Richard O. Watson's medical license number?
Dr. Watson holds Illinois license 036.102951.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard O. Watson affiliated with?
Dr. Watson is affiliated with Baptist Health Floyd.
What medical group is Dr. Richard O. Watson part of?
Dr. Watson is linked to Calumet Quick Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Watson to 8 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Richard O. Watson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 361 services in 2024, and Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard O. Watson offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Watson as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard O. Watson see?
CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Richard O. Watson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Richard O. Watson go to medical school?
Dr. Watson graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Richard O. Watson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Prednisone and Ibuprofen.
Has Dr. Richard O. Watson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,786 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 8 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard O. Watson been practicing?
Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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