William Harrel Watkins, M.D.

Primary specialty

Otolaryngology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Y00000X

License

022795 Issued in LA

Practice address

2121 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71104-2126

Phone

(318) 226-9441

Fax

(318) 425-3236

NPI assigned

Jun 23, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Otolaryngology

Education

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ear Nose and Throat Center a Medical CorporationGroup PAC ID 4486629540, 9 clinicians

Cornerstone Therapy and Balance Center, LLCGroup PAC ID 0345397899, 98 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System Hospital, Shreveport, LA, CCN 190041
• Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Hospital, Homer, LA, CCN 190114

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

75 of 100Reported as group

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ear Nose & Throat Center a Medical Corporation

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1649350968
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cornerstone Therapy and Balance Center, LLC

  • Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF)
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1659518041
  Care Compare group

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Christus Health Northern Louisiana

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1417950106
  Care Compare affiliation
• Homer Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Homer, LA
  • NPI 1831183748
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Taylor Kathryn Waters, PA-C
• Aaliyah Janee' Watkins
• Brandon Watkins
• Devin Watkins
• Lomia Watkins
• William Juan Watkins, M.D.
• Anica Watson
• Dianna Lynn Watson, PT, DPT, PCS
• Frank Taylor Watson, P.D.
• Jenna Garcia Watson, D.C.

• Otolaryngology Physician in Shreveport, LA
• Providers in Shreveport, LA by specialty
• Otolaryngology Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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