Physician

Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nelson Watts, M.D. (NPI: 1740238229) practices endocrinology in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hamilton, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS CINCINNATI SPECIALTY CARE LLC (NPI: 1154942795; TIN: 850927018) and primary practice location at 45236-6704. Watts is affiliated with the Mercy Health Select, LLC (ACO ID: A1215), participating under the MSSP model.

Watts' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 735 traditional Medicare patients, billed 68,849 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,203,791 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 1,431 prescription claims across 395 beneficiaries totaling $1,077,897 in drug costs, led by Forteo (Teriparatide). Open Payments data shows 15 records totaling $491. 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 from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $257,545 to $1,203,791. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $512,516 to $1,077,897. 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$602K$1.2M2015 Medicare payment: $257,545 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $397,183 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $448,005 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $542,355 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $623,502 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $734,374 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $841,716 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $854,001 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $971,798 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,203,791 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201544418,857$257,545
201649929,529$397,183
201750032,177$448,005
201852736,258$542,355
201959639,834$623,502
202091051,097$734,374
20211,00154,674$841,716
202263954,723$854,001
202367458,030$971,798
202473568,849$1,203,791

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$619K$1.2M2015 Drug cost: $512,516 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $464,475 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $353,575 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $299,028 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $316,048 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $284,343 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $184,870 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $682,959 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,238,475 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,077,897 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015232993$512,516
20162471,023$464,475
2017239907$353,575
2018250922$299,028
2019261968$316,048
20202731,022$284,343
20213071,057$184,870
20223231,167$682,959
20233831,415$1,238,475
20243951,431$1,077,897

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 more550553$85
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg44546,800$20
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's396405$12
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle459979$9
77080Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine605605$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
ForteoTeriparatide541,662$256,909
ProliaDenosumab7613,680$133,722
TymlosAbaloparatide271,050$95,742
TeriparatideTeriparatide15435$38,590
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium75360,913$4,225

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.15$491Amgen 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 Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. (NPI 1740238229), 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 Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Mercy Health Select, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A1215).

What billing organization is linked to Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D.?

Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. is linked to MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS CINCINNATI SPECIALTY CARE LLC (billing NPI 1154942795) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Nelson Barnett Watts, M.D. has 15 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.