Overview
William Watkins is a Gastroenterologist in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dr. Watkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Esophageal Varices, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
4235 S New Hope Rd, Suite A, Gastonia, NC 28056
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Watkins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Painful SwallowingDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Painful Swallowing.
- Swallowing DifficultyDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Swallowing Difficulty.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.