Dr. David Watson, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Watson
Dr. David Watson is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Temple Terrace, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Watson performed 5,274 Medicare services across 2,111 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Watson received a total of $177,538 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 214 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Watson is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 2,517 | $1 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 772 | $88 | $640 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 372 | $32 | $228 |
| X-ray of hip, minimum of 4 views | 354 | $39 | $292 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 352 | $52 | $401 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 129 | $127 | $910 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 89 | $115 | $850 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 76 | $146 | $1,120 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 66 | $24 | $166 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 59 | $96 | $625 |
| Total hip replacement | 54 | $975 | $7,230 |
| Total knee replacement | 42 | $1,025 | $7,220 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 41 | $24 | $166 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 41 | $151 | $1,120 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 38 | $68 | $460 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 36 | $137 | $1,040 |
| X-ray for bone length assessment | 32 | $32 | $230 |
| Review by radiologist of hip joint image | 30 | $84 | $670 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | 28 | $151 | $1,243 |
| X-ray of both hips, minimum of 5 views | 25 | $38 | $310 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 24 | $29 | $203 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 22 | $23 | $162 |
| X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | 20 | $39 | $270 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 18 | $85 | $580 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 14 | $19 | $127 |
| Total hip replacement after previous hip surgery | 12 | $1,238 | $8,940 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 11 | $949 | $6,530 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (86%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
5.3 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Watson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 15%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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