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Dr. Dylan J. Watson, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
17
In the NPI registry since
2009
Medicare patients seen, 2024
679

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2009Medical school: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
  • 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    SC license 31715

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
679
Services billed
11,614
Patients’ average age
74
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint581283
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg444279
Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose420110
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views409336
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes385283
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes330282
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views231192
X-ray of knee, 3 views148128
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee125118
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes122122

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

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $512 in total to this clinician.

By type
Consulting Fee$450
Food and Beverage$62.46

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
May 22, 2025Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
May 22, 2025
Consulting Fee$450

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in South Carolina →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Greenville

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 15, 2015), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1689802225. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.