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William Watterson, M.D.

NPI 1578588976ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Midlothian, VA

Internal Medicine (M.D.) in Midlothian, Virginia, trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine (class of 1993). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $242,041 for 3,048 claims, against $58,729 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 21 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,816 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1578588976
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 14, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X101052275VA
Emergency Medicine207P00000X0101052275VA
Pediatrics208000000X101052275VA

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 - Internal Medicine (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients144
Services billed1,635 across 60 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$58,729

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,048 · 5,837 30-day fills
Patients159
Total drug cost$242,041
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolVirginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesEmergency Medicine, Pediatric Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,816 · 110 payments from 21 companies
  • 2024$1,693 · 101 payments from 22 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$346.1628
Abbvie Inc.$277.7417
Pfizer Inc.$150.448
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$135.967
Lilly USA, LLC$124.897

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,816 · 110 payments

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

Other internal medicine physicians in Midlothian

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