NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Mobile, AL

Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1457333650, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 26064, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457333650
Name
Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
26064 AL
33210 KY
M-13371 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2350 Schillinger Road S, Mobile, AL 36695
Phone
(251) 445-7614
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2022
Fax
(251) 410-6127
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220222002125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dorothy Waters-Hwang45
  2. Specialty average226

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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Gmuc OF SaralandSaraland, AL
  2. Gmuc OF Springhill LLCMobile, AL
  3. Greater Mobile Urgent CareSemmes, AL
  4. Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D. is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Mobile

They are 78 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeremy Pepper, M.D.Mobile, AL 366951831144666
  2. Jamie Sheridan, M.D.Mobile, AL 366951972515906
  3. Darren Waters, M.D.Mobile, AL 366951568419661
  4. Christen Zuschke, MDMobile, AL 366951255374211
  5. Deanna Crozier, MDMobile, AL 366931760581235
  6. Anthony Nuchereno, DOMobile, AL 366931023364999
  7. Phillip Hicks, MDSelma, AL 367011366465643
  8. Jose Lopez-Lago, M.D.Selma, AL 367011861440950

Common questions

What is Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457333650, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2350 Schillinger Road S, Mobile, AL, 36695. Phone: (251) 445-7614. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 26064, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dorothy Shannon Waters-Hwang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.