Dr. John M Watson , MD
Internal Medicine โข Reno, NV
5575 Kietzke Ln
Reno, NV 895112290
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NPI assigned on July 17, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,312 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 630 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 493 service units.
- G2211 โ Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 448 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12,243 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 1,211 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium โ 716 prescription fills, including refills.
- Losartan Potassium โ 696 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 137 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 86 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 630. Middle half: 325 to 1,053.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 692 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 658. Middle half: 243 to 1,399.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,873 in 2020 to 2,312 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5575 Kietzke Ln
Reno, NV 895112290
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Northern Nevada Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
561 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $207,429 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $158,672 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
32,945 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,637,815 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $201.75 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $201.75 across 10 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Pfizer Inc.: $60.89 across 3 records.
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $39.73 across 2 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $35.74 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Watson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Watson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Reno and Nevada
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 86 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 630. Middle half: 325 to 1,053.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 692 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 658. Middle half: 243 to 1,399.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 86 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $66,330. Middle half: $32,434 to $113,504.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 692 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $67,573. Middle half: $26,285 to $139,679.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 86 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,905. Middle half: $25,395 to $89,576.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 692 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,987. Middle half: $18,435 to $108,650.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 95 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 291. Middle half: 118 to 2,070.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 734 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 621. Middle half: 133 to 4,044.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Reno, NV (2024, 95 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,857. Middle half: $1,066 to $258,060.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Nevada (2024, 734 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,470. Middle half: $3,691 to $356,021.
158 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Reno, NV (1,231 in Nevada).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Reno
10.8% of these 158 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
60.8% of these 158 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 23% from 1,873 in 2020 to 2,312 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,873
- 2021: 2,000
- 2022: 1,902
- 2023: 1,842
- 2024: 2,312
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 31% from $158,540 in 2020 to $207,429 in 2024.
- 2020: $158,540
- 2021: $218,913
- 2022: $218,608
- 2023: $211,045
- 2024: $207,429
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 37% from $116,121 in 2020 to $158,672 in 2024.
- 2020: $116,121
- 2021: $172,519
- 2022: $165,257
- 2023: $161,990
- 2024: $158,672
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 13,087 in 2020 and 12,243 in 2024.
- 2020: 13,087
- 2021: 7,319
- 2022: 8,992
- 2023: 11,147
- 2024: 12,243
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 32,085 in 2020 and 32,945 in 2024.
- 2020: 32,085
- 2021: 19,027
- 2022: 23,468
- 2023: 29,382
- 2024: 32,945
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 17% from $1,396,506 in 2020 to $1,637,815 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,396,506
- 2021: $909,182
- 2022: $1,106,244
- 2023: $1,571,942
- 2024: $1,637,815
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $20.27 in 2021 to $201.75 in 2025.
- 2021: $20.27
- 2022: $26.42
- 2023: $212.72
- 2024: $285.10
- 2025: $201.75
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $201.75.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $24.28 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $22.96 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ELIQUIS | General | $22.69 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $21.66 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $21.04 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $18.79 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $18.37 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PREVNAR 20 | General | $18.24 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $16.95 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $16.77 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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630 | 390 | $251.95 | $125.14 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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493 | 441 | $178.91 | $88.41 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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448 | 309 | $32.00 | $15.96 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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432 | 432 | $255.91 | $125.65 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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84 | 83 | $19.00 | $9.29 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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37 | 37 | $328.89 | $162.57 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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34 | 34 | $40.00 | $30.79 |
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G0402
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
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31 | 31 | $325.90 | $150.40 |
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99443
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes
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30 | 22 | $251.90 | $106.18 |
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90662
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
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28 | 28 | $110.00 | $78.90 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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21 | 20 | $354.81 | $176.33 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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17 | 17 | $41.82 | $13.98 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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15 | 13 | $177.80 | $78.25 |
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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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12 | 12 | $94.00 | $46.71 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 1,211 | 106,066 | $17,547.14 | 374 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 716 | 64,546 | $8,513.35 | 214 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 696 | 62,963 | $7,606.32 | 215 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 531 | 47,164 | $3,300.99 | 159 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 521 | 46,480 | $4,262.05 | 169 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 434 | 36,482 | $6,666.88 | 139 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 394 | 35,707 | $6,908.19 | 127 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 387 | 35,000 | $3,782.14 | 133 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 275 | 23,846 | $2,353.43 | 87 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 274 | 24,339 | $8,861.39 | 104 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 261 | 23,409 | $1,208.47 | 88 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 256 | 21,029 | $2,422.04 | 88 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 248 | 21,862 | $4,008.19 | 79 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 231 | 8,036 | $5,779.93 | 75 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 215 | 9,934 | $319,788.14 | 40 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 181 | 16,540 | $1,360.48 | 51 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 181 | 14,617 | $2,983.34 | 68 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 167 | 14,603 | $2,767.59 | 59 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 158 | 13,630 | $257,970.52 | 54 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 127 | 8,479 | $161,199.82 | 43 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 124 | 11,396 | $1,728.52 | 41 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 122 | 10,820 | $1,969.49 | 40 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 121 | 10,164 | $2,968.70 | 43 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 118 | 9,912 | $922.30 | 44 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 118 | 8,789 | $590.70 | 42 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-10-20NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20061117000185
NV
6608874144
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Northern Nevada Medical Group Llc
2385 E Prater Way, Sparks, NV 894349688
Phone: 7753564888
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5575 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 895112290 (Tel: 7758511505)
Registered at 2345 E PRATER WAY STE 207, SPARKS, NV 894349634 (Tel: 7758511505)
Registered at 75 PRINGLE WAY STE 601, RENO, NV 89502 (Tel: 7759825000)
Registered at 850 HARVARD WAY, RENO, NV 895022055 (Tel: 7759825262)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 975 RYLAND ST, SUITE 100, RENO, NV 895021667 (Tel: 7759825000)
Registered at 780 KUENZLI ST, SUITE 202, RENO, NV 895020845 (Tel: 7759824590)
Recorded as JOHN WATSON, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NV 11947)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Reno
- Dr. Obinna Awaji, MD
- Dr. Seong Mcginnis, MD
- Dr. Shaheen Ali, MD
- Aashish Khullar
- Dr. Irwin Clavel, MD
- Dr. Sean Kandel, DO
Mailing Address
2345 E Prater Way Ste 207
Sparks, NV 894349634
Phone: 7758511505