Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr., DO

  • Paducah, KY
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1316366677PAC ID1850642406
Medicare services, 2024
545
Medicare patients, 2024
121
Part D claims, 2024
6,765
MIPS score, 2024
94
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2605 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
Practice phone
Call (270) 415-7653
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

Paducah, Kentucky

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Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. is a family medicine physician in Paducah, Kentucky

Dr. Watson practices at Baptist Health Medical Group Inc in Paducah, Kentucky.

Dr. Watson's NPI, 1316366677, was assigned on April 15, 2014. Dr. Watson holds Oregon license PG167905.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850642406
NPI enumeration date
April 15, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(270) 415-7653
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

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

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. practices at Baptist Health Medical Group Inc in Paducah, Kentucky

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, at 2605 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003 in Mccracken County. The practice phone is (270) 415-7653.

  • Baptist Health Medical Group Inc
    2605 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003 · Mccracken CountyPhone(270) 415-7653

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Group Inc in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Watson is also affiliated with Baptist Health Paducah. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Watson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baptist Health Medical Group IncAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. is one of 1,648 family medicine physicians in Kentucky

Family medicine is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Watson is licensed in Oregon.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, OregonPrimaryLicense PG167905 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Watson

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

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. billed Medicare for 545 services in 2024

CMS data shows 545 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,968 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024545
Medicare patients121
Paid by Medicare$39,968
Procedure codes12

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2802024: 2862%
Other services
2023: 932024: 10715%
Tests and treatments
2023: 512024: 9484%
Lab and pathology
2023: 642024: 589%

Dr. Watson compared with the Kentucky median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Watson
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
545vs 42129% above
Medicare patients
121vs 16024% below
Part D claims
6,075vs 1,6413.7 times

Medians across 1,692 family medicine physicians in Kentucky 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. Michael L. Watson Jr. treated 121 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 55% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 48, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024121
Average age70
Average risk score1.18
Also on Medicaid21%

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

  • Women6050%
  • Men6150%

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

  1. High blood pressure73%
  2. High cholesterol55%
  3. Arthritis37%
  4. Mood disorders37%
  5. Depression33%
  6. Diabetes33%
  7. Anxiety31%
  8. COPD25%

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 48

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. wrote 6,765 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 6,765 Medicare Part D claims for 324 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,075 of them, across 129 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $919,653 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,336 claims across 131 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,765
Drugs named by CMS129
Total drug cost$919,653
Part D patients324

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

  • Generic5,306 claims78%
  • Brand-name1,332 claims20%
  • Other127 claims2%

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

  • Opioids3%187 of 6,765 claims
  • Antibiotics1%40 of 6,765 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%41 of 6,765 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: 6,3362024: 6,0754%

Drugs named by CMS: 129 in 2024, 131 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. Michael L. Watson Jr. scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 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

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 87.3of 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. Michael L. Watson Jr. received $4,597 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 313 general payments to Dr. Watson from 25 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,153.

General payments to Dr. Watson by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Watson by kind, 2019 to 2025

$4.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,590100%
  • Education$70%

Companies that paid Dr. Watson the most, 2019 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

Sources for Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s NPI number is 1316366677. It was assigned on April 15, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.?

Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. is a family medicine physician in Paducah, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. practice?

Dr. Watson practices at 2605 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Group Inc in Paducah, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (270) 415-7653.

What is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Watson holds Oregon license PG167905.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Watson is affiliated with Baptist Health Paducah.

What medical group is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. part of?

Dr. Watson is linked to Baptist Health Medical Group.

Does Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 545 services in 2024, and Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr.'s MIPS score?

Dr. Watson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. see?

CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 70.

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What services does Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0439).

What drugs does Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Omeprazole and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,597 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 25 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael L. Watson Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

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