Dr. James C. Watson, MD

  • Rochester, MN
  • Pain medicine physician
NPI1376522557PAC ID7416083159
Medicare services, 2024
325
Medicare patients, 2024
157
Part D claims, 2024
35
Publications
41
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902
Practice phone
Call (507) 255-5123
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Primary practice

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus

Hospital · Rochester, Minnesota

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Dr. James C. Watson is a pain medicine physician in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Watson practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Watson's NPI, 1376522557, was assigned on January 16, 2006. Dr. Watson graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Watson's Minnesota license number on file is 43081.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7416083159
NPI enumeration date
January 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(507) 255-5123
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. James C. Watson practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 in Olmsted County. The practice phone is (507) 255-5123.

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Dr. James C. Watson is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Watson's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 1 more hospice, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James C. Watson'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
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys CampusAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James C. Watson is one of 23 pain medicine physicians in Minnesota

Pain medicine is Dr. Watson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0000X. The record also lists pain medicine. Dr. Watson is board certified in clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Watson's licenses on file in 9 states: Minnesota, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Florida and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pain medicine, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 43081 · 2000 to 2025 · taxonomy 208VP0000X
  • Arizona license2000 to 2023
  • Michigan license2019 to 2023
  • Wisconsin license2011 to 2023
  • Alaska license2019 to 2021
  • North Dakota license2020 to 2021
  • Montana license2019 to 2020
  • Florida license2002 to 2019
  • Ohio license1999 to 2000

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists fibromyalgia and chronic pain, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, nerve damage and neuropathy among the conditions Dr. Watson treats.

Pain 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. James C. Watson billed Medicare for 325 services in 2024

CMS data shows 325 Medicare services from Dr. Watson across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 157 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,415 for them.

Medicare services, 2024325
Medicare patients157
Paid by Medicare$14,415
Procedure codes11

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 802024: 15493%
Surgery
2023: 722024: 9126%
Imaging
2023: 162024: 3194%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 352024: 3111%
Tests and treatments
2023: 322024: 1844%

Where Dr. Watson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office23974%
  • In a facility8626%

Dr. Watson compared with the Minnesota median for pain medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Watson
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
325vs 325Close to median
Medicare patients
157vs 13219% above
Part D claims
41vs 18878% below

Medians across 17 pain medicine physicians in Minnesota 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 C. Watson treated 157 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 70% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Watson's median patient age at 66, with 70% women.

Medicare patients, 2024157
Average age72
Average risk score1.61
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Watson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8957%
  • Men6843%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. High cholesterol69%
  4. Mood disorders34%
  5. Anxiety31%
  6. Chronic kidney disease31%
  7. Depression31%
  8. Ischemic heart disease31%

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 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women70%
  • Men30%

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

Dr. James C. Watson wrote 35 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Watson wrote 35 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $4,842 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 44 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202435
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$4,842

Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

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, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 442022: 417%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2022, 3 in 2021.

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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

How Dr. James C. Watson takes part in Medicare

Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. James C. Watson has 41 publications on record

Dmand AI links 41 papers to Dr. Watson, published from 2011 to 2024. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nerve Block. Dr. Watson has published most often in Reg Anesth Pain Med. Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors are Jason S. Eldrige, MD, Andrea J. Boon, MD and Narayan R. Kissoon, MD.

Papers41
Years published2011 to 2024

Dr. Watson's papers by year, 2011 to 2024

Topics Dr. Watson writes about most

  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nerve Block
  • Neuralgia
  • Pain Management
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Electromyography

Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Watson

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Dr. James C. Watson received $9,674 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Watson from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $7,000.

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

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

$9.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$9,50098%
  • Food and beverage$1742%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. James C. Watson graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine

Dr. Watson graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Watson is a member of AAPM.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in clinical neurophysiologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  3. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  4. Board certified in pain medicineAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. James C. Watson accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Watson is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Medica
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Watson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. James C. 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James C. Watson's NPI number?

Dr. James C. Watson's NPI number is 1376522557. It was assigned on January 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James C. Watson?

Dr. James C. Watson is a pain medicine physician in Rochester, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0000X).

Where does Dr. James C. Watson practice?

Dr. Watson practices at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902. Dr. Watson's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Watson to 1 hospice.

What is Dr. James C. Watson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Watson is (507) 255-5123.

What is Dr. James C. Watson's medical license number?

Dr. Watson's Minnesota license number on file is 43081, one of the licenses on file in 9 states.

Which states has Dr. James C. Watson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Watson in Minnesota (2000 to 2025), Arizona (2000 to 2023), Michigan (2019 to 2023), Wisconsin (2011 to 2023), Alaska (2019 to 2021), North Dakota (2020 to 2021), Montana (2019 to 2020), Florida (2002 to 2019) and Ohio (1999 to 2000).

Which hospitals is Dr. James C. Watson affiliated with?

Dr. Watson practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

What medical group is Dr. James C. Watson part of?

Dr. Watson is linked to Mayo Clinic.

Does Dr. James C. Watson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Watson billed Medicare for 325 services in 2024, and Dr. Watson accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James C. Watson see?

CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Watson in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. James C. Watson board certified?

Yes. Dr. Watson is board certified in clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. James C. Watson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Watson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), ultrasound (76942) and surgery: bones and joints (20552).

Where did Dr. James C. Watson go to medical school?

Dr. Watson graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. James C. Watson prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Watson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Duloxetine HCl and Pregabalin.

Has Dr. James C. Watson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,674 in general payments to Dr. Watson from 5 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.

How long has Dr. James C. Watson been practicing?

Dr. Watson graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. James C. Watson do research?

Dmand AI links 41 publications to Dr. Watson, published from 2011 to 2024.

Who does Dr. James C. Watson publish with?

Dr. Watson's most frequent co-authors are Jason S. Eldrige, MD (5 shared papers), Andrea J. Boon, MD (3 shared papers) and Narayan R. Kissoon, MD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. James C. Watson accept?

Dr. Watson is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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