Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Portageville, MO
Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Portageville, Missouri, and NPI 1619967106, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R8N02, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Stewart Fitzwater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- R8N02 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 E 3RD St, Portageville, MO 63873
- Phone
- (573) 379-5467
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 379-5671
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181005001337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 204 E 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Stinnett, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972593465
Verify Douglas Stewart Fitzwater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R8N02Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatrics physician in 2024
9,415 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 565 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin450 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium368 claims
- Alprazolam361 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen313 claims
- Omeprazole298 claims
- Lisinopril233 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: $316.18
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
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.
Douglas Stewart Fitzwater among 1,560 pediatrics physician records in Missouri
Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD is one of 1,560 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 34% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2013 among the 120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 pediatrics physician record lists a practice address in Portageville
They are 1 of the 20 NPPES records with a practice address in Portageville, and 1,560 pediatrics physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD's NPI number?
Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619967106, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 E 3RD St, Portageville, MO, 63873. Phone: (573) 379-5467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R8N02, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Stewart Fitzwater, MD had 9,415 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.