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Dr. James R. Watson, MD

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(James Watson, MD)

(290 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1994)

1800 12th Street
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 484-6700

Dr. James R. Watson, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. James R. Watson, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1800 12th Street
Meridian, MS 39301

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

injections

knee X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

knee replacement

total joint replacement

total knee replacement

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. James R. Watson, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, injections, knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for knee replacement, total joint replacement, total knee replacement, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	787
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	32
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	1186
excision	28
hip imaging	75
hospital care	25
injections	799
inpatient care	25
joint surgery	187
lower extremity surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	143
musculoskeletal imaging	259
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	126
X-rays	307

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	797
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	28
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1111
excision	19
hip imaging	70
immobilization	14
injections	815
joint surgery	148
lower extremity surgery	67
minimally invasive procedures	108
musculoskeletal imaging	225
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
pelvic imaging	55
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	101
X-rays	305

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	73
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	780
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	32
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1107
excision	19
hip imaging	69
hospital care	15
injections	780
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	137
lower extremity surgery	76
minimally invasive procedures	90
musculoskeletal imaging	243
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
pelvic imaging	64
reconstructive surgery	47
upper extremity surgery	80
X-rays	307

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	64
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	750
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	38
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	1233
excision	27
hip imaging	51
hospital care	15
immobilization	28
injections	750
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	150
lower extremity surgery	75
minimally invasive procedures	113
musculoskeletal imaging	265
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	88
X-rays	313

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	970

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	966
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	580
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	122
Less than 65	362

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	691
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	37
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	1078
excision	18
immobilization	14
injections	691
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	64
minimally invasive procedures	76
musculoskeletal imaging	225
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
reconstructive surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	225

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	61
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	748
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	36
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1139
excision	18
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	27
immobilization	12
injections	748
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	94
musculoskeletal imaging	283
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	47
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	92
X-rays	283

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	65
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	742
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	36
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	1176
excision	14
fracture surgery	18
hospital care	34
immobilization	18
injections	742
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	125
lower extremity surgery	97
minimally invasive procedures	77
musculoskeletal imaging	218
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	48
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	218

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	75
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	873
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	45
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	1329
excision	19
fracture surgery	25
hospital care	25
immobilization	13
injections	873
inpatient care	25
joint surgery	158
lower extremity surgery	109
minimally invasive procedures	89
musculoskeletal imaging	161
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	69
upper extremity surgery	84
X-rays	161

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	70
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	653
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	28
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	972
excision	16
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	36
injections	653
inpatient care	36
joint surgery	105
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	65
musculoskeletal imaging	132
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	52
X-rays	132

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	58
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	582
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	42
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	986
excision	21
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	28
injections	582
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	135
lower extremity surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	174
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	174

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	57
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS during 2022 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	484
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	29
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	650
excision	11
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	18
immobilization	14
injections	498
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	82
lower extremity surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	42
musculoskeletal imaging	162
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	162

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	56
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Meridian, MS were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	717
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	27
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	1087
excision	19
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	66
hospital care	24
immobilization	16
injections	721
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	134
lower extremity surgery	76
minimally invasive procedures	89
musculoskeletal imaging	213
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
pelvic imaging	45
reconstructive surgery	45
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	78
X-rays	235

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	449
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	173
85 and over	63
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	264

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Watson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James R. Watson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. James R. Watson, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James R. Watson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James R. Watson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 290 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James R. Watson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Meridian, MS.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James R. Watson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$148 VIBERZI $57	VRAYLAR $33	TEFLARO $25	NAMENDA XR $16	DALVANCE $11	Other $6
Stryker Corporation	$127 ROBOTICS $65	INSPACE $46	KNEES $16
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$118 Gryphon $118
Sanara MedTech Inc.	$49 CellerateRx $49
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$13 PICO 14 $13
Other	$31 ELIQUIS $10	Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $9	$11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$485

Biography

Dr. James Watson is a specialist in general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine in Meridian, MS. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Ochsner Health. Dr. Watson has an open panel in Meridian, MS according to Yext. Dr. Watson graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Tulane University and a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee.