Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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WILLIAM WATKINS M.D.
GASTONIA, NC, 28054
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $383 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 11 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all of his Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 55 different services in 2015
(32 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)
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CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213Performed in an office |
447 times performed, 25% of his services |
1st 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
243 patients got this service, 44% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$46,935.00an average of $105.00 per time performed |
$22,274.01 an average of $49.83 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212Performed in an office |
256 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
197 patients got this service, 35% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$19,200.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$7,595.52 an average of $29.67 per time performed |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMInsertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample + Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample × Service Code: 36415Performed in an office |
131 times performed, 7% of his services |
3rd 26th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
92 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$1,310.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$385.14 an average of $2.94 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day × Service Code: 99232Performed in a facility |
111 times performed, 6% of his services |
4th 18th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
58 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.7) |
$18,315.00an average of $165.00 per time performed |
$6,111.66 an average of $55.06 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMRemoval of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endo... + Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 45385Performed in a facility |
105 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 99th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
105 patients got this service, 19% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$156,843.75an average of $1,493.75 per time performed |
$23,457.00 an average of $223.40 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMBiopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowe... + Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 43239Performed in a facility |
81 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 86th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
80 patients got this service, 14% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$75,937.50an average of $937.50 per time performed |
$6,472.71 an average of $79.91 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day × Service Code: 99231Performed in a facility |
69 times performed, 4% of his services |
7th 74th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
47 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$8,280.00an average of $120.00 per time performed |
$2,050.68 an average of $29.72 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 4... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes × Service Code: 99204Performed in an office |
53 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 36th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
53 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$12,720.00an average of $240.00 per time performed |
$6,128.92 an average of $115.64 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYRadiological supervision and interpretation of opening of... + Radiological supervision and interpretation of opening of digestive tract procedure × Service Code: 74360Performed in a facility |
47 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in NC perform this service |
40 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$8,812.50an average of $187.50 per time performed |
$1,008.15 an average of $21.45 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes × Service Code: 99203Performed in an office |
41 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 29th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
41 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$7,072.50an average of $172.50 per time performed |
$2,778.57 an average of $67.77 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day × Service Code: 99233Performed in a facility |
41 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 46th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
39 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$10,006.05an average of $244.05 per time performed |
$3,254.58 an average of $79.38 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per... + Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day × Service Code: 99223Performed in a facility |
38 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th 52nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
38 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$15,105.00an average of $397.50 per time performed |
$5,861.12 an average of $154.24 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMService Code: 43450Performed in a facility |
37 times performed, 2% of his services |
13th 418th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$23,550.13an average of $636.49 per time performed |
$1,458.17 an average of $39.41 per time performed |
PROCEDURESColorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual no... + Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk × Service Code: G0121Performed in a facility |
36 times performed, 2% of his services |
14th 322nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
36 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$40,500.00an average of $1,125.00 per time performed |
$7,131.96 an average of $198.11 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMBiopsy of large bowel using an endoscope Service Code: 45380Performed in a facility |
33 times performed, 2% of his services |
15th 110th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
32 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$39,187.50an average of $1,187.50 per time performed |
$5,485.26 an average of $166.22 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope + Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 45378Performed in a facility |
29 times performed, 2% of his services |
16th 234th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
29 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$32,625.00an average of $1,125.00 per time performed |
$4,434.68 an average of $152.92 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or uppe... + Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 43235Performed in a facility |
28 times performed, 2% of his services |
17th 355th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
28 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$22,750.00an average of $812.50 per time performed |
$2,077.60 an average of $74.20 per time performed |
PROCEDURESColorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at... + Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk × Service Code: G0105Performed in a facility |
25 times performed, 1% of his services |
18th 414th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
25 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$28,125.00an average of $1,125.00 per time performed |
$4,958.00 an average of $198.32 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMInsertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using ... + Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope × Service Code: 43248Performed in a facility |
23 times performed, 1% of his services |
19th 453rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
20 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$23,000.00an average of $1,000.00 per time performed |
$2,601.99 an average of $113.13 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 82274Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 1% of his services |
20th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in NC perform this service |
17 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,260.00an average of $60.00 per time performed |
$428.40 an average of $20.40 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMIncision of pancreatic outlet muscle using an endoscope Service Code: 43262Performed in a facility |
16 times performed, 0.91% of his services |
21st
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in NC perform this service |
16 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$32,000.00an average of $2,000.00 per time performed |
$2,536.96 an average of $158.56 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYNuclear medicine study of digestive tract Service Code: 78267Performed in an office |
11 times performed, 0.63% of his services |
22nd
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in NC perform this service |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$198.00an average of $18.00 per time performed |
$115.39 an average of $10.49 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYNuclear medicine study of digestive tract Service Code: 78268Performed in an office |
11 times performed, 0.63% of his services |
23rd
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in NC perform this service |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,650.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$988.13 an average of $89.83 per time performed |
Office Visits
Medicare reimburses office visits using a five-point scale, with five being the most intensive and costly. The chart below shows what percentage of this provider’s office visits were reimbursed at each level. A higher than average proportion of costly visits is not necessarily an indication of a problem, but it may be worth asking about.
This provider did not bill Medicare for any 5’s.
William S. Watkins
Average for Specialist Providers in North Carolina
Notes: Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients. The contact information listed above is the most current we have for this provider. The services listed on this page may have been delivered at a previous address or as part of a different practice.
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Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
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