What is John Watson's specialty?

John Watson (NPI 1871596726) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Springfield, IL.

Where does John Watson practice?

John Watson practices in Springfield, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871596726.

How much does Medicare pay John Watson?

John Watson (NPI 1871596726) received approximately $15K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 71 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871596726

John WatsonM.D.

Thoracic SurgerySpringfield, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 95 Thoracic Surgery providers in IL — bottom quintile (cohort median 247).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.8

Quality

81.3

Cost

80.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.87%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$798

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$798

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John 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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES	174	817
Michael Thomas Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	65	185
Justin Hodge Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	64	166
Frederick Harris Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	54	125
NPI 1326129883	54	250
Raed Al-Dallow Interventional Cardiology · Carbondale, IL	52	273
Cristian Sarateanu Cardiac Surgery · Carbondale, IL	45	127
Cesar Coello Cardiology · Carbondale, IL	42	199
Raja Maddipoti Cardiology · Naples, FL	38	102
Varadendra Panchamukhi Interventional Cardiology · Mckinney, TX	37	192
AL BADARIN, FIRAS	36	121
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES	27	86

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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