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Dr. James Frease Watkins, MD, FACS

Trauma Surgery Physician in Brockton, MA · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. James Frease Watkins

Credential MD, FACS

Sex Male

Practice address 680 Centre St, Brockton, MA, 02302

Phone (508) 941-7000

Fax (508) 941-0895

Enumeration date Nov 8, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Jul 5, 2016

Taxonomy & licenses

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 81718 (MA) Secondary

2086S0102X Surgical Critical Care Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 81718 (MA) Secondary

2086S0127X Trauma Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 81718 (MA) Primary

2086S0102X Surgical Critical Care Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 04-35626 (KS) Secondary

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 04-35626 (KS) Secondary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
0035960	Other	MA	NHP
AA41810	Other	MA	HPHC
7577762	Other	MA	CIGNA
1076810	Other	MA	AETNA HMO
4659658	Other	MA	AETNA PPO
J29266	Other	MA	BCBS
17-02030	Other	MA	UNITED

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2016-07-05.