Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Christopher Madison Watson, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1972629756

Christopher Madison Watson, MD practises General Surgery in Columbia, South Carolina. Graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, a 1,018-clinician group, works from 4 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Carolina and Virginia.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
Mercer University School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC, VA
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 450
Columbia, SC 29203-6859
Phone: (803) 434-8800
Fax: (803) 434-8802
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Additional practice locations (3)

  • 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 — (803) 434-6350
  • 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 — (803) 434-6350
  • 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203-6863 — (803) 434-6350

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 24056 (SC)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 0101243459 (VA)

Record details

NPI number1972629756
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 22, 2007
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 13, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolMERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands — 1018 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 13 times · 64th percentile
Spinal fusion 38 times · 49th percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients128
Services billed 265 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,307 20 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1018 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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