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Edmund D.A Watkins, D.D.S.

NPI 1497901862ActiveIndividual· Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery· Houston, TX

Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (D.D.S.) in Houston, Texas, trained at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (class of 2002). Part D covered 385 prescriptions written in 2024, 99% of them generic. Zimvie Inc. reported $19.52 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1497901862
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialD.D.S.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 17, 2008
Last updated in NPPESJan 11, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Primary1223S0112X23027TX
Dentist122300000X23027TX

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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 - Oral Surgery (TX)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)385 · 390 30-day fills
Patients182
Total drug cost$1,123
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMeharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyOral Surgery

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$19.52 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$101.02 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimvie Inc.$19.521

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$19.52 · 1 payment

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

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