David Charles Waterson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
David Charles Waterson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1821666876, issued on Jun 16, 2021. Check the license (Michigan 5601010609, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Charles Waterson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601010609 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2902 Bradford St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- Phone
- (616) 885-5200
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210707000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Charles Waterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601010609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate140 claims
- Entresto85 claims
- Clopidogrel74 claims
- Eliquis72 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl55 claims
- Torsemide55 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): 84.9 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: $846.86
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David Charles Waterson among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
David Charles Waterson, PA-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is David Charles Waterson, PA-C's NPI number?
David Charles Waterson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821666876, issued on Jun 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Charles Waterson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2902 Bradford St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525. Phone: (616) 885-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Charles Waterson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601010609, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Charles Waterson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Charles Waterson, PA-C had 1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Charles Waterson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.