Dr. John O. Watson, MD
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 640
Licensed in Illinois since 2007, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician primary
IL license 036119109 (first issued 2007; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 640
- Services billed
- 2,830
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 1,275 | 252 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 312 | 221 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 253 | 224 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 216 | 166 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 195 | 152 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 118 | 75 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 94 | 94 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 90 | 89 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 85 | 85 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 78 | 78 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Springfield, IL | 54 |
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Springfield, IL | 39 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Springfield, IL | 36 |
| Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen (tramadol hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Springfield, IL | 28 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl Other prescribers in Springfield, IL | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.