Physician

Richard Alan Watson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Watson, M.D. (NPI: 1639171846) practices ophthalmology in the St. Joseph, MO-KS market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Buchanan, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MURPHY WATSON BURR EYE CENTER INC (NPI: 1679520621; TIN: 431518228) and primary practice location at 64506-3840.

Watson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,566 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,373 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $245,745 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 4,385 prescription claims across 689 beneficiaries totaling $129,912 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). 2023 DME data shows 32 claims. Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $175. 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 declined steadily, from $487,153 to $245,745. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	2,314	4,639	$487,153
2016	2,138	4,582	$498,982
2017	2,083	4,581	$512,133
2018	2,062	4,895	$578,243
2019	1,973	4,669	$549,084
2020	1,526	3,690	$399,029
2021	1,709	4,287	$452,142
2022	1,576	3,843	$389,598
2023	1,753	3,898	$307,547
2024	1,566	3,373	$245,745

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	596	3,091	$183,219
2016	613	3,326	$202,777
2017	664	3,700	$240,022
2018	693	3,966	$237,272
2019	668	3,867	$269,873
2020	466	3,218	$198,745
2021	522	3,271	$190,980
2022	534	3,388	$168,131
2023	643	4,004	$183,610
2024	689	4,385	$129,912

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	221	222	$10,583
2016	224	224	$11,213
2017	329	330	$16,159
2018	368	368	$16,700
2019	268	268	$13,416
2020	107	107	$5,490
2021	96	97	$5,502
2022	41	42	$2,555
2023	32	32	$1,840
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	233	248	$81
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	896	918	$77
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	400	491	$56
92083	Exam of visual field with extended testing	332	337	$39
92133	Imaging of optic nerve	312	318	$23

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	13	810	$17,051
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	47	2,168	$16,214
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	1,853	75,582	$13,902
Rocklatan	Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost	23	1,135	$13,350
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	53	1,651	$11,560

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	8	$175	Harrow Eye, LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

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

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Alan Watson, M.D. (NPI 1639171846), 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 Richard Alan 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 Richard Alan Watson, M.D.?

Richard Alan Watson, M.D. is linked to MURPHY WATSON BURR EYE CENTER INC (billing NPI 1679520621) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Alan Watson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Richard Alan Watson, M.D. has 8 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.