NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Edgefield, SC

John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Edgefield, South Carolina, and NPI 1639284938, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina F3009, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639284938
Name
John Caleb Wates
Credential
APRN -BC, FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F3009 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
155 Ridge Medical Plaza RD, Edgefield, SC 29824
Phone
(803) 637-3146
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 637-6597
Medicaid IDs
NP2197 SC
RHC552 SC
RHC548 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061221000509); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2006
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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Also registered at 155 Ridge Medical Plaza RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah Ledford, PAMedical Physician Assistant1821143926
  2. Tami Massey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1972663763
  3. George Rainsford, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326108101
  4. Abraham Weaver, APRN NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1548695588

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

8,694 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Wates8,694
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium190 claims
  5. Lisinopril180 claims
  6. Omeprazole176 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): 96.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.2
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $394.10

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Wates$394.10
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Self Regional Healthcare PartnersEdgefield, SC

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

5 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Edgefield

They are 5 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Edgefield, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

Other family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

  1. Cynthia Abachnou, APRNConway, SC1225149511
  2. Vladislav Abaturov, NPGreer, SC1730574930
  3. Shelton AbbottSummerville, SC1811868003
  4. Iman Abdul-Ali, NPMoncks Corner, SC1689233090
  5. Adila Abdul-Karim, FNP-CColumbia, SC1245616598
  6. Alycia Abdulla, FNP-BCCamden, SC1003560913
  7. Claire Abel, NPJohns Island, SC1841022928
  8. Betty Abernathy, F.N.P.Spartanburg, SC1306827431
  9. Jessica Ace, FNPSummerville, SC1619704962
  10. Zita Acuna Andreski, APRN FNP-CHartsville, SC1003543539

Common questions

What is John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP's NPI number?

John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639284938, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Ridge Medical Plaza RD, Edgefield, SC, 29824. Phone: (803) 637-3146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number F3009, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP had 8,694 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Caleb Wates, APRN -BC, FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.