What is Melissa Watson's specialty?

Melissa Watson (NPI 1750376471) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Baton Rouge, LA.

Where does Melissa Watson practice?

Melissa Watson practices in Baton Rouge, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750376471.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Watson?

Melissa Watson (NPI 1750376471) received approximately $18K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 48 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750376471

Melissa WatsonM.D.

PsychiatryBaton Rouge, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

103

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

349

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$17K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 237 Psychiatry providers in LA — above median (cohort median 182).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

107

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Aripiprazole34 claims

Clonazepam28 claims

Risperidone19 claims

Lorazepam14 claims

Amlodipine Besylate12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$49

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$49

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$49

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa 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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL, INC.	44	318
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	38	352
REYES, EFRAIN	25	221
Haleema Iqbal Psychiatry · Baton Rouge, LA	14	199

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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