What is Derek Watson's specialty?

Derek Watson (NPI 1699883454) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Simpsonville, SC.

Where does Derek Watson practice?

Derek Watson practices in Simpsonville, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699883454.

How much does Medicare pay Derek Watson?

Derek Watson (NPI 1699883454) received approximately $67K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 287 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699883454

Derek WatsonMD

General SurgerySimpsonville, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

379

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

430

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 333 General Surgery providers in SC — above median (cohort median 397).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

112

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

68.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac45 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen32 claims

Promethazine Hcl21 claims

Omeprazole14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$10K

Payment records

By payment type

Education$7K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Gift$9

Top paying entities

Education$7K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Gift$9

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Derek Watson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Bernard Masters Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	48	136
William Deeter Interventional Radiology · Greenville, SC	35	77
Brian Dach General Surgery · Simpsonville, SC	34	92
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	33	59
John Rinkliff General Surgery · Greenville, SC	28	59
ROGERS, JOHN	27	56
ALLEN, LEIGHTON	26	64
Meghann Kaiser Critical Care (Intensivists) · Phoenix, AZ	26	55
MILAM, STEVEN	26	42
Thomas Young General Surgery · Greenville, SC	26	59
BRANNON, MICHAEL	25	49
Pathology Consultants, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Greenville, SC	24	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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