Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $374.75 | 14 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $113.41 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $104.17 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| PFIZER INC. | $72.70 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $67.24 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Arrow International, Inc. | $17.23 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $88.59 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($67.24) |
| 2021 | $43.70 | 2 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($29.14) |
| 2020 | $51.28 | 2 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($51.28) |
| 2019 | $137.16 | 2 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America ($113.41) |
| 2018 | $26.18 | 2 | PFIZER INC. ($26.18) |
| 2017 | $27.84 | 2 | Arrow International, Inc. ($17.23) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/22/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.35 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.96 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.58 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 02/02/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/30/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 03/10/2021 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 07/30/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/09/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/09/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.75 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | FLEX-XC CMOS URETEROSCOPE 8.5 FR X 675MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.41 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.79 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 03/14/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.39 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 09/13/2017 | Arrow International, Inc. | EZ-IO - Arrow (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.23 | General |
| Category: Vascular Access | ||||||
| 06/21/2017 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.61 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 674 | 678 | $655,638 | $82,127 |
| 2022 | 4 | 721 | 737 | $717,421 | $95,952 |
| 2021 | 4 | 749 | 764 | $750,084 | $104,468 |
| 2020 | 4 | 797 | 815 | $829,842 | $112,169 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 326 | 330 | $338,910 | $42,165 | 12.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 129 | 129 | $170,796 | $21,010 | 12.3% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 198 | 198 | $138,204 | $17,909 | 13.0% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $7,728 | $1,044 | 13.5% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 406 | 417 | $428,259 | $58,039 | 13.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 130 | 132 | $174,768 | $22,740 | 13.0% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 135 | 137 | $95,626 | $12,425 | 13.0% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 51 | $18,768 | $2,748 | 14.6% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 520 | 534 | $548,418 | $76,690 | 14.0% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 90 | 91 | $120,484 | $16,428 | 13.6% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 91 | 91 | $63,518 | $8,621 | 13.6% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2021 | 48 | 48 | $17,664 | $2,730 | 15.5% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 572 | 588 | $603,876 | $81,553 | 13.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 129 | 130 | $172,120 | $23,495 | 13.7% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 54 | 55 | $38,390 | $5,038 | 13.1% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 42 | $15,456 | $2,083 | 13.5% |
About Dr. John Watson, MD
Dr. John Watson, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790725893.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Watson, MD has received a total of $374.75 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $88.59 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($374.75).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watson has provided services to 2,941 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,994 services with total Medicare billing of $394,717. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Other Specialties Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
- Location Chattanooga, TN
- Active Since 06/07/2006
- Last Updated 10/30/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790725893
Products in Payments
- FLEX-XC CMOS URETEROSCOPE 8.5 FR X 675MM (Device) $113.41
- XARELTO (Drug) $104.17
- EXALT Model D (Device) $67.24
- CHANTIX (Drug) $36.79
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $35.91
- EZ-IO - Arrow (Device) $17.23
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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