John Otis Waits, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Northport, AL
John Otis Waits, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Northport, Alabama, and NPI 1396779161, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 9904, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Otis Waits
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 9904 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 Mcfarland Blvd, Northport, AL 35476
- Phone
- (205) 926-2992
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 316-7675
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101220001171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1325 Mcfarland Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Otis Waits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dalvance48 claims
- Daptomycin42 claims
- Dextrose In Water42 claims
- Sodium Chloride41 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 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: $544.07
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cahaba Medical Care FoundationTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Otis Waits among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
John Otis Waits, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence BakerJasper, AL 355011053492835
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- Kyle PackerJasper, AL 355011710228986
- George Taylor, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011932632312
- Carol Adams, MDJasper, AL 355041083671994
- James Gentry, MDAliceville, AL 354421225023823
- Joshua Argo, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061871708123
- Tyler Eads, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061669731188
Common questions
What is John Otis Waits, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Otis Waits, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396779161, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Otis Waits, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 Mcfarland Blvd, Northport, AL, 35476. Phone: (205) 926-2992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Otis Waits, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 9904, 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 John Otis Waits, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Otis Waits, M.D. had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.