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Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2001)

7592 Metropolitan Drive 405 406
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 297-4900

Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD is a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA specializing in clinical pathology and dermatopathology. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

7592 Metropolitan Drive 405 406
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 297-4900

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2023

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slide consultation

In 2023, Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD performed more slide consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	308
second opinions	136

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	266
second opinions	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	21
Hispanic	103
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	110
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	29
cytology	12
lab tests	471
second opinions	133

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	502
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	747
Black	25
Hispanic	154
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	188
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	252
second opinions	171

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	912
Female	884

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1412
Black	42
Hispanic	250
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	818
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	268
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	25
lab tests	237
second opinions	127

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	0
Hispanic	134
Asian	19
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	115
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	20
lab tests	207
second opinions	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	13
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	96
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	11
lab tests	220
second opinions	121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	16
Hispanic	93
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	112
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	14
lab tests	223
second opinions	137

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	0
Hispanic	120
Asian	21
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	104
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	16
lab tests	177
second opinions	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	11
Hispanic	60
Asian	17
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	75
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	175
second opinions	93

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	18
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	58
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	333
second opinions	212

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	13
Hispanic	63
Asian	19
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	103
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in San Diego, CA were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

consultation	29
cytology	16
lab tests	260
second opinions	129

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	609
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	104
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	243
85 and over	111
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	349

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical (2006)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Joseph Watts, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Health

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$17 $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17

Biography

Dr. William Watts' specialties are clinical pathology and dermatopathology. He is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Watts attended the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine.