Active NPI 1083668461 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Joy M Watson , PA

Physician Assistant • Gurnee, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Joy Watson, PA is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Gurnee, IL. With approximately 22 years of clinical experience since graduating from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 2004, Joy Watson delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 103 S GREENLEAF ST STE J.

Joy Watson is affiliated with Dermatology Associates Of Lagrange Sc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

103 S Greenleaf St Ste J

Gurnee, IL 600313380

Telephone 8476628201

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 North Suburban Dermatology Associates,sc Facility NPI 1609827237

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Saint Louis University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2004

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Gurnee, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

22 Yrs +13.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 8.4 Yrs

State Avg: 11.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

18 Specialists

Practicing in Gurnee, IL (4958 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

5.6% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Watson (22 Years) 22 Yrs

Gurnee Specialty Average (8.4 Years) 8.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	500	91	$21.00	$5.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	444	272	$235.00	$79.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	239	138	$344.00	$112.72
17000 Destruction of skin growth	209	132	$207.00	$48.97
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	119	108	$267.00	$84.06
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	115	86	$290.00	$98.80
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	88	15	$25.00	$0.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$353.00	$98.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$450.00	$141.07
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	42	17	$62.00	$12.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	40	34	$142.00	$49.92
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	27	24	$144.00	$44.33
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	18	18	$214.00	$63.88
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	14	14	$335.00	$110.69
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$240.00	$63.76
10040 Acne surgery	12	11	$266.00	$103.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	338	188	$234.59	$81.18
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	279	54	$20.95	$6.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	82	$344.00	$114.12
17000 Destruction of skin growth	109	76	$205.76	$46.03
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	90	80	$267.00	$84.67
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	86	18	$25.00	$1.07
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	84	55	$290.00	$101.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$349.68	$101.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	42	35	$142.00	$51.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$450.00	$147.43
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	23	14	$62.00	$12.70
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	16	13	$144.00	$46.01
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	14	13	$214.00	$71.70
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	11	11	$335.00	$115.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$240.00	$65.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	255	153	$235.00	$81.31
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	167	42	$21.00	$6.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	75	$344.00	$114.33
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	93	15	$25.00	$1.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	90	90	$353.00	$101.35
17000 Destruction of skin growth	89	63	$207.00	$49.69
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	88	73	$267.00	$88.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	58	40	$290.00	$101.25
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$450.00	$150.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	29	24	$142.00	$50.99
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	21	15	$62.00	$12.85
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	16	$144.00	$47.06
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	13	13	$335.00	$117.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,573	302	$11.09	$5.24
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	956	12	$5.16	$4.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	729	494	$49.03	$43.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	711	539	$85.98	$72.65
17000 Destruction of skin growth	557	403	$71.87	$44.56
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	211	180	$133.47	$77.46
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	206	153	$111.57	$89.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	82	$122.26	$103.91
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	43	34	$54.46	$42.36
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	35	28	$99.79	$60.35
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	26	$164.48	$132.94
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	23	23	$93.16	$45.97
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	17	$133.57	$84.70
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	17	14	$5.00	$3.00
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$75.04	$58.56
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	13	12	$241.32	$212.47
69100 Biopsy of ear	13	13	$97.13	$67.32
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	11	11	$126.96	$95.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,261	233	$9.92	$4.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	528	428	$71.84	$60.34
17000 Destruction of skin growth	383	295	$72.27	$43.73
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	340	229	$41.99	$36.44
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	151	121	$105.02	$88.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	146	130	$105.65	$87.57
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	123	114	$102.24	$69.69
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	30	21	$142.88	$127.31
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	26	17	$59.77	$42.60
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	16	14	$89.28	$67.81
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	14	14	$84.30	$51.12
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$119.59	$89.42
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	11	11	$225.72	$202.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,845	324	$9.81	$4.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	873	626	$70.90	$59.02
17000 Destruction of skin growth	610	427	$71.98	$43.10
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	439	328	$42.38	$35.73
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	225	172	$104.72	$85.38
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	172	158	$101.88	$72.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	169	159	$105.76	$85.97
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	52	39	$142.88	$119.96
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	40	29	$54.46	$41.96
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	35	17	$69.99	$63.22
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	23	16	$21.38	$1.59
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	21	15	$23.49	$13.30
96920 Laser treatment (total area less than 250 sq centimeters) for inflammatory skin disease	21	11	$151.46	$130.20
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	17	16	$92.71	$43.26
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	16	15	$6.94	$2.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,055	323	$9.98	$4.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	953	652	$71.34	$57.90
17000 Destruction of skin growth	667	435	$75.91	$45.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	497	316	$42.40	$34.29
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	209	164	$105.81	$86.38
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	180	167	$98.33	$75.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	173	164	$105.03	$85.66
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	99	24	$69.71	$63.57
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	64	40	$142.88	$113.53
96920 Laser treatment (total area less than 250 sq centimeters) for inflammatory skin disease	37	12	$151.46	$129.98
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	33	25	$34.80	$25.67
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	24	19	$17.96	$1.83
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	23	22	$88.15	$56.81
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	21	16	$5.00	$2.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	20	17	$23.84	$16.23
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	17	$139.90	$116.15
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	17	$111.91	$94.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$104.77	$85.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,796	321	$10.50	$4.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	960	696	$72.12	$57.17
17000 Destruction of skin growth	602	439	$73.77	$45.29
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	443	290	$42.25	$34.12
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	180	155	$101.45	$74.72
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	163	139	$103.70	$85.74
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	112	21	$68.11	$54.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	107	$105.68	$85.40
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	67	58	$142.51	$115.04
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	46	34	$142.88	$117.04
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	36	27	$31.66	$25.61
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	31	19	$5.50	$2.94
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	27	27	$71.73	$59.01
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	23	18	$14.39	$1.82
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	22	21	$88.33	$53.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$104.77	$85.14
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	18	$111.91	$91.21
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	17	14	$23.90	$19.87
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	14	13	$95.58	$46.18

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-04-13

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License IA 001638

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Dermatology Associates Of Lagrange Sc

103 S Greenleaf St, Gurnee, IL 600313380

Phone: 8476628201

Dermatology Associates Of Lagrange Sc

5201 Willow Springs Rd, La Grange Highlands, IL 605256538

Phone: 7084823213

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Benjamin Dubin , MD

Specialist

NPI 1356495030

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Samuel Solomon , MD

Specialist

NPI 1558316281

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Aisha Sethi , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1568477222

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location April 13, 2026

Registered at 103 S GREENLEAF ST STE J, GURNEE, IL 600313380 (Tel: 8476628201)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 13, 2026

Registered at 5201 WILLOW SPRINGS RD STE 430, LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL 605256538 (Tel: 7084823213)

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NPI Profile Active August 26, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 26, 2009

Registered at 4909 N GLEN PARK PLACE RD, PEORIA, IL 616144676 (Tel: 3096747546)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 26, 2009

Registered at 4909 N GLEN PARK PLACE RD, PEORIA, IL 616144676 (Tel: 3096747546)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 26, 2009

Recorded as JOY WATSON, PA

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 26, 2009

Physician Assistant (License #001638 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 20, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1083668461

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 20, 2006

Last Update: April 13, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5201 Willow Springs Rd Ste 430

La Grange Highlands, IL 605256538

Phone: 7084823213

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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