Donald B. Waters, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Blackshear, GA
Donald B. Waters, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blackshear, Georgia, and NPI 1972535615, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 13804, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald B. Waters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 13804 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E Carter Ave, Blackshear, GA 31516
- Phone
- (912) 449-4426
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 449-1517
- Medicaid ID
- 00071904A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 E Carter Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Adams, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245580414
- Susan Brickle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407876188
- Lauren Thornton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306498548
- Gordon Waters, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1730109414
Verify Donald B. Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 13804Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,578 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 114 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate120 claims
- Lisinopril110 claims
- Simvastatin107 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $38.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Donald B. Waters among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Donald B. Waters, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 53% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Blackshear
They are 5 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Blackshear, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Brickle, M.D.Blackshear, GA 315161407876188
- Jeffrey Davenport, M.D.Blackshear, GA 315161528204989
- Thomas Davis, M.D.Blackshear, GA 315161144243064
- Gordon Waters, M.D.Blackshear, GA 315161730109414
- Filipinas Durano, M.D.Broxton, GA 315191811310055
- Tonya Fordham, D.O.Baxley, GA 315131861462053
- Leonard Howard, MDBaxley, GA 315131841227923
- Evelyn Johnson, M.D.Baxley, GA 315131780645788
Common questions
What is Donald B. Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald B. Waters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972535615, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald B. Waters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E Carter Ave, Blackshear, GA, 31516. Phone: (912) 449-4426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald B. Waters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 13804, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald B. Waters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald B. Waters, M.D. had 3,578 Medicare Part D claims for 369 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.