Total Payments
$1,678
2023 Payments
$231.86
Companies
10
Transactions
23
Medicare Patients
5,037
Medicare Billing
$175,271
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,278 (76.2%)
Travel$400.08 (23.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,278 | 22 | 76.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $400.08 | 1 | 23.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $401.97 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $398.88 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | $231.86 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $164.88 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $120.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $120.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $114.97 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. | $86.02 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $29.72 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $231.86 | 3 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. ($231.86) |
| 2022 | $120.54 | 1 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($120.54) |
| 2021 | $401.97 | 2 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($401.97) |
| 2019 | $406.66 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($291.69) |
| 2018 | $59.39 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($32.86) |
| 2017 | $457.36 | 7 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. ($164.88) |
All Payment Transactions
23 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2023 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | SKATER (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $109.54 | General |
| Category: DRAINAGE | ||||||
| 04/09/2023 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | TIPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.99 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/09/2023 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | CLEANER (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.33 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (6577) Visions 014 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.54 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/17/2021 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.89 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/16/2021 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $400.08 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 05/14/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.33 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.89 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 04/19/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.12 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 04/04/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis w/ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.97 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/12/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.76 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 01/12/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.18 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 01/12/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.41 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 12/04/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.86 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 09/25/2018 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.94 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 05/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis zee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 12/08/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.91 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 09/15/2017 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.88 | General |
| 09/07/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.02 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 05/30/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.40 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 04/12/2017 | Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $86.02 | General |
| Category: Multiple | ||||||
| 04/06/2017 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Luminos Agile Max (Device), Artis zee, Multitom Rax | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.13 | General |
| Category: DI - X-Ray Products | ||||||
| 02/07/2017 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Atherectomy Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 646 | 1,930 | $410,004 | $20,886 |
| 2022 | 28 | 957 | 2,336 | $535,087 | $29,535 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1,594 | 3,373 | $1.1M | $60,335 |
| 2020 | 40 | 1,840 | 3,473 | $1.1M | $64,515 |
Total Patients
5,037
Total Services
11,112
Medicare Billing
$175,271
Procedure Codes
150
All Medicare Procedures & Services
150 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $129,654 | $5,144 | 4.0% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Office | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $10,168 | $1,743 | 17.1% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $15,022 | $1,450 | 9.7% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $22,734 | $1,395 | 6.1% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $15,000 | $1,313 | 8.8% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 79 | 79 | $33,022 | $1,201 | 3.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $22,477 | $1,044 | 4.6% |
| 38222 | Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $22,117 | $913.92 | 4.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 84 | $14,112 | $767.99 | 5.4% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $17,108 | $726.41 | 4.2% |
| 38505 | Needle biopsy or removal of surface lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $13,189 | $680.50 | 5.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $20,331 | $651.95 | 3.2% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $8,100 | $614.04 | 7.6% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $14,568 | $554.40 | 3.8% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $11,340 | $485.70 | 4.3% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,916 | $442.13 | 6.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 36 | $7,596 | $383.35 | 5.0% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $7,634 | $368.04 | 4.8% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $7,696 | $356.33 | 4.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $4,058 | $214.03 | 5.3% |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $3,197 | $140.70 | 4.4% |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 19 | 1,285 | $616.40 | $140.35 | 22.8% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,944 | $80.20 | 4.1% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,405 | $75.12 | 5.3% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $72,969 | $3,156 | 4.3% |
About Dr. John Watts, MD
Dr. John Watts, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in High Point, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/14/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114194537.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Watts, MD has received a total of $1,678 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $231.86 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 23 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,278).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watts has provided services to 5,037 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,112 services with total Medicare billing of $175,271. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 150 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Location High Point, NC
- Active Since 05/14/2008
- Last Updated 09/24/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1114194537
Products in Payments
- Iovera System (Device) $400.08
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $210.24
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $188.64
- (6577) Visions 014 (Device) $120.54
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $120.00
- VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis w/ (Device) $114.97
- SKATER (Device) $109.54
- TIPS (Device) $88.99
- CLEANER (Device) $33.33
- Artis zee (Device) $17.59
- Luminos Agile Max (Device) $12.13
- SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) $8.94
- Exparel (Drug) $1.89
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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.