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Dr. James Richards Watson, MD

Hospitalist Physician in Durham, NC · enumerated 2016.

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

National Provider Identifier

1609226901

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. James Richards Watson

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710

Phone (919) 681-8263

Enumeration date Jun 16, 2016

Last updated in NPPES Aug 1, 2021

Taxonomy & licenses

208M00000X Hospitalist Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 2021-01217 (NC) Primary

207R00000X Internal Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 2018036872 (MO) Secondary

208M00000X Hospitalist Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 2018036872 (MO) Secondary

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

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Is NPI 1609226901 active?

Yes, as of the latest NPPES snapshot, NPI 1609226901 is active (record last updated 2021-08-01).

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2021-08-01.