Anthony F. Waechter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Anthony F. Waechter, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1811075922, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California A82645, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony F. Waechter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A82645 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 S Main St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- Phone
- (925) 295-4000
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A826450 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031219000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1425 S Main St.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anthony F. Waechter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82645Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Ibuprofen22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $295.04
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Golden Valley Health CentersModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony F. Waechter among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Anthony F. Waechter, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
95 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 95 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Anthony F. Waechter, MD's NPI number?
Anthony F. Waechter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811075922, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony F. Waechter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 S Main St., Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. Phone: (925) 295-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony F. Waechter, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A82645, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anthony F. Waechter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony F. Waechter, MD had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony F. Waechter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.