John A. Waters, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Flint, MI
John A. Waters, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Flint, Michigan, and NPI 1396706925, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 382908096, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John A. Waters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 382908096 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5055 W Bristol RD, Flint, MI 48507
- Phone
- (810) 732-2272
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (810) 732-8470
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080623000572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John A. Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 382908096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,649 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost504 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate443 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium433 claims
- Ofloxacin287 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl181 claims
- Erythromycin171 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $148.12
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
John A. Waters among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
John A. Waters, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan.
All 791 in Michigan → Every provider in Flint → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aleksey Mishulin, MDFlint, MI 485071699155366
- Edward Stack, M.D.Flint, MI 485071801899885
- Leroy Johnson, M.D.Flint, MI 485051972880268
- Timothy McNally, DOBurton, MI 485191548231335
- Steven Boskovich, MDFlint, MI 485321043289150
- Christopher Cukrowski, D.O.Flint, MI 485321912991845
- David Diskin, M.D.Flint, MI 485321306843594
- Gary Keoleian, M.D.Flint, MI 485321538163217
Common questions
What is John A. Waters, MD's NPI number?
John A. Waters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396706925, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John A. Waters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5055 W Bristol RD, Flint, MI, 48507. Phone: (810) 732-2272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John A. Waters, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 382908096, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John A. Waters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John A. Waters, MD had 2,649 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John A. Waters, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.