John Ward Watson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

036116328 Issued in IL

Practice address

747 N Rutledge St FL 4
Springfield, IL 62702-6700

Phone

(217) 545-8000

Fax

(217) 545-7053

NPI assigned

May 24, 2005

Last updated

Oct 28, 2025By 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

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL, NC, IA, WI, ND5 enrollments

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 5

Specialty

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Cardiac Surgery

Education

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Sanford Medical Center FargoGroup PAC ID 8426967803, 1,210 clinicians

Southern Illinois Medical Services NFPGroup PAC ID 3678677390, 331 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Hospital, Carbondale, IL, CCN 140164
• Herrin Hospital Hospital, Herrin, IL, CCN 140011
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo Hospital, Fargo, ND, CCN 350011
• Froedtert South Inc. Hospital, Kenosha, WI, CCN 520021

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82 of 100Reported as group

Quality

55.9

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

72.01

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

95.78 of 100Reported as group

Quality

81.28

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

80.81

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jwatson1011199@direct.unc.nchie.net

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.

• Southern Illinois Medical Services, NFP

  dba SIH Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Carbondale, IL
  • NPI 1770656837
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo

  dba Sanford 1717 Medical Building

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Fargo, ND
  • NPI 1184917924
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Carle Health Medical Group

  dba Carle Physician Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Urbana, IL
  • NPI 1154653947
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Siu Physicians & Surgeons, Inc

  dba SIU HealthCare

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Springfield, IL
  • NPI 1558385989
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Froedtert South, Inc.

  dba Froedtert South Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kenosha, WI
  • NPI 1558305284
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mercy Medical Center

  dba Mercy Family Counseling, Mercy Psychiatric

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1700834165
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Southeastern Regional Physician Services

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Lumberton, NC
  • NPI 1427282045
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Peoria, IL
  • NPI 1982656575
  Medicare reassignment
• Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Peoria, IL
  • NPI 1164474755
  NPD
• Siu Physicians & Surgeons, Inc

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Springfield, IL
  • NPI 1164055976
  NPD
• Mercy Medical Center

  dba Hall Perrine Cancer Center Pharmacy

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1114923513
  NPD
• Mercy Medical Center

  dba Mercy Professional Services

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1669617106
  NPD

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

• Southern Illinois Hospital Services

  dba Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Carbondale, IL
  • NPI 1093801797
  Care Compare affiliation
• Southern Illinois Hospital Services

  dba Herrin Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Herrin, IL
  • NPI 1528158573
  Care Compare affiliation
• Froedtert South, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pleasant Prairie, WI
  • NPI 1003831132
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota

  dba Sanford Bemidji

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Bemidji, MN
  • NPI 1093876922

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo

  dba Sanford 1717 Medical Building

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Fargo, ND
  • NPI 1184917924

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo

  dba Sanford Physical Therapy

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fargo, ND
  • NPI 1245519081
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo

  dba Sanford POWER Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fargo, ND
  • NPI 1528009412
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sanford Medical Center Fargo

  • Air Ambulance
  • Fargo, ND
  • NPI 1942415468

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Springfield, IL
• Providers in Springfield, IL by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 28, 2025; 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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