Physician

Ashley Watson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ashley Watson, M.D. (NPI: 1316204464) practices pathology in the Merced, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Merced, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is YOSEMITE PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC (NPI: 1598760985; TIN: 942547501) and primary practice location at 95356-9262.

Watson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 374 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,027 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $28,637 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 88307 (Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity). 2018 Part D data shows 18 prescription claims totaling $580 in drug costs. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $23,648 to $28,637. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$51K$103K2015 Medicare payment: $23,648 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $96,524 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $102,908 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $73,794 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $76,038 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,700 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $19,919 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $8,176 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $28,637 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015363805$23,648
20161,0612,472$96,524
20171,5963,257$102,908
20181,1432,572$73,794
20191,1472,659$76,038
202067169$2,700
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022228406$19,919
202378155$8,176
20243741,027$28,637

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$1.3K$2.6K2015 Drug cost: $767 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,568 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $788 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $580 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151217$767
20163975$2,568
20172347$788
2018N/R18$580
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
88307Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity3868$63
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity289565$28
88342Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure4559$27
88311Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present3559$9
88304Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity4959$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ashley Watson, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ashley Watson, M.D. (NPI 1316204464), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ashley Watson, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Ashley Watson, M.D.?

Ashley Watson, M.D. is linked to YOSEMITE PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC (billing NPI 1598760985) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ashley Watson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.