Physician

Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Michael Watterson, MD, FACR (NPI: 1477548584) practices rheumatology in the Greenville, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pitt, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (NPI: 1598761967; TIN: 561968491) and primary practice location at 27834-5704. Watterson is affiliated with the Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A4548), participating under the MSSP model.

Watterson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 788 traditional Medicare patients, billed 81,196 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,087,453 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 8,142 prescription claims across 1,003 beneficiaries totaling $5,163,109 in drug costs, led by Humira(Cf) Pen (Adalimumab). Open Payments data shows 48 records totaling $702. 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 moved sharply higher in recent years, from $106,949 to $1,087,453. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $778,950 to $5,163,109. 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$544K$1.1M2015 Medicare payment: $106,949 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $242,021 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $620,074 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $824,618 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,068,705 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $115,997 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $143,510 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $587,261 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $943,587 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,087,453 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154688,464$106,949
201640922,884$242,021
201745460,463$620,074
201845775,033$824,618
201954584,353$1,068,705
20201969,942$115,997
20213029,975$143,510
202267431,800$587,261
202390264,532$943,587
202478881,196$1,087,453

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$2.6M$5.2M2015 Drug cost: $778,950 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,097,393 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,430,123 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,368,032 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,310,745 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $680,831 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $706,272 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,292,447 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,495,279 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $5,163,109 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154832,512$778,950
20164762,873$1,097,393
20174903,031$1,430,123
20184923,115$1,368,032
20195283,316$1,310,745
20204051,424$680,831
20214071,840$706,272
20226373,170$1,292,447
20239456,144$3,495,279
20241,0038,142$5,163,109

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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more413683$90
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more268367$63
G2211Visit 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's263363$12
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals162359$10
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample171319$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab2105,992$1,637,162
RinvoqUpadacitinib1113,750$790,227
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept491,372$433,421
Humira PenAdalimumab421,176$297,993
BenlystaBelimumab441,232$253,223

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.48$702UCB, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR (NPI 1477548584), 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 Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR have ACO affiliation data?

Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A4548).

What billing organization is linked to Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR?

Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR is linked to PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (billing NPI 1598761967) in the available physician profile data.

Does Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR have Open Payments data?

Michael Kenneth Watterson, MD, FACR has 48 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary 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.