Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Donald Waters, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Blackshear, GA

Donald 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1972535615
Name
Donald 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Angela Adams, FNP-CSpecialist1245580414
  2. Susan Brickle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407876188
  3. Lauren Thornton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306498548
  4. Gordon Waters, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1730109414

Verify Donald Waters in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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2% 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 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 114 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Waters3,578
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate120 claims
  5. Lisinopril110 claims
  6. 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Waters$38.41
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

5 family medicine physician records list a Blackshear practice address

They are 5 of the 54 NPPES records with a Blackshear practice address, and 3,804 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

Other family medicine physician records in Georgia

  1. Hayden Aaron, MDAtlanta, GA1699139246
  2. Margaret Abate, MDCovington, GA1710962113
  3. Suzanne Abbasi, MDGrovetown, GA1285125310
  4. Zia Abdi, MDAtlanta, GA1881701936
  5. Hamdi Abdirahman, MDDahlonega, GA1811410244
  6. Nailah Abdulbaaqee, M.D.Atlanta, GA1396929873
  7. Tolulope Abe, MDDublin, GA1518540012
  8. Don Abernethy, MDCommerce, GA1013957844
  9. Dereje Aboye, M.D.Atlanta, GA1780857243
  10. Benjamin Abraham, DOSnellville, GA1538156542

Common questions

What is Donald Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donald 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 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 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 Waters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Waters, M.D. had 3,578 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.