Kenneth Leroy Watts, MD
NPI 1790992261ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Joplin, MO
Surgery (MD) in Joplin, Missouri, trained at University of North Dakota School of Medicine (class of 2002). In 2024 Medicare paid $30,157 for 114 patients, and Part D covered 83 of their prescriptions, 75% of them generic. Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $53.73 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1790992261 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 16, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 23, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2013032884 | MO |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 25530 | OK |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MO); Practitioner - General Surgery (OK); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 114 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 208 across 58 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $30,157 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 83 · 83 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 49 |
| Total drug cost | $2,168 |
| Generic share | 75% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of North Dakota School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2002 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- Integris Ambulatory Care CorporationSpencer, OK · 685 clinicians
- Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO · 295 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Integris Grove HospitalGrove, OK
- Integris Miami HospitalMiami, OK
- Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$53.73 · 3 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$95.86 · 4 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | $32.29 | 2 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $21.44 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$53.73 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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