James Richard Watlington, MD

Primary specialty

Surgical Critical Care PhysicianTaxonomy code 2086S0102X

License

2025016553 Issued in MO

Practice address

10012 Kennerly Rd Ste 406
Saint Louis, MO 63128-2197

Phone

(314) 525-1224

NPI assigned

Apr 12, 2019

Last updated

Jul 17, 2026By the provider in NPPES

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

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MO

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

General Surgery

Education

University of Tennessee, HSC, College of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists LLCGroup PAC ID 1153455076, 180 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Mercy Hospital South Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, CCN 260077

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, 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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists, LLC

  • Vascular Surgery Physician
  • Washington, MO
  • NPI 1043530538
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Mercy Clinic East Communities

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1851335228
  NPD (past)
• Mercy Hospital South

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1568481984
  NPD (past)

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

• Mercy Hospital South

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1568481984
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "10012 KENNERLY RD STE 406",
            "city": "SAINT LOUIS",
            "state": "MO",
            "postal_code": "631282197",
            "telephone_number": "314-525-1224"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "WATLINGTON",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "middle_name": "RICHARD",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-04-12",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-17",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-17",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "desc": "Surgery",
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            "license": "2025016553",
            "primary": false
        },
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            "code": "2086S0102X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery, Surgical Critical Care",
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• Cheryl Lavecious Watkins, LPN
• Damonique Watkins
• Garey Lynn Clifford Watkins I, M.D.
• Richard Maurice Watkins Sr., MS,RPH
• Vernice Lavern Watkins, OTR/L
• Watson Healthcare LLC
• Watson Imaging Center
• Watson Medical Group, Inc.
• April Watson, BEHAVIORAL TECH
• Ashley Lare Watson, LPC

• Surgical Critical Care Physician in Saint Louis, MO
• Providers in Saint Louis, MO by specialty
• Surgical Critical Care Physician in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 17, 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.