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Keith C. Watson, M.D.

NPI 1417981580ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Fort Worth, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Fort Worth, Texas, trained at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas (class of 1974). 404 Medicare patients in 2024, $193,880 paid; all of their 376 Part D prescriptions were generic. Davol Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $83.36 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1417981580
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNov 3, 2022
Certified by providerNov 3, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XE2923TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients404
Services billed2,791 across 42 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$193,880

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)376 · 428 30-day fills
Patients222
Total drug cost$2,904
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Graduation year1974
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$83.36 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$2,092 · 8 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Davol Inc.$54.302
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$29.061

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$83.36 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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