John Keene Waters, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Plano, TX
John Keene Waters, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1710205208, issued on May 10, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q8182, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Keene Waters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- Q8182 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4708 Alliance Blvd Ste 540, Plano, TX 75093
- Phone
- (469) 800-6200
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (469) 800-6210
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180905002471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4708 Alliance Blvd Ste 540
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lee Hafen, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1275882524
- Johanna RomeroPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1972212520
Verify John Keene Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q8182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
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: $5,914.16
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Keene Waters among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
John Keene Waters, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Plano → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Brinkman, MDPlano, TX 750931902950983
- Eric Chang-Tung, M. D.Plano, TX 750931891748588
- John Dimaio, MDPlano, TX 750931124082904
- James Edgerton, M.D.Plano, TX 750931386632909
- Timothy George, MDPlano, TX 750931336340041
- Katherine Harrington, M.D.Plano, TX 750931538349360
- Kelley Hutcheson, M.D.Plano, TX 750931518162650
- Gary Jett, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184690810
Common questions
What is John Keene Waters, MD's NPI number?
John Keene Waters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710205208, issued on May 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Keene Waters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4708 Alliance Blvd Ste 540, Plano, TX, 75093. Phone: (469) 800-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Keene Waters, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q8182, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Keene Waters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Keene Waters, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.