David M. Wachs, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Aberdeen, SD
David M. Wachs, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and NPI 1457355281, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 1635, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David M. Wachs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1635 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 S State St, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Phone
- (605) 225-0378
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 225-7919
- Medicaid IDs
- 5604193 SD
5604194 SD
17836 ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090804000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 S State St
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Verify David M. Wachs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 1635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium85 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Furosemide55 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate41 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Omeprazole37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- MY Catholic Doctor PLLCAberdeen, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David M. Wachs among 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota
David M. Wachs, MD is one of 601 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Aberdeen
They are 20 of the 758 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is David M. Wachs, MD's NPI number?
David M. Wachs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457355281, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David M. Wachs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 S State St, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. Phone: (605) 225-0378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David M. Wachs, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1635, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David M. Wachs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David M. Wachs, MD had 1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.