John Michael Wattenbarger, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
John Michael Wattenbarger, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1043294598, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 94-01088, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Wattenbarger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 94-01088 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8985857 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Michael Wattenbarger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 94-01088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $54,839.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was OrthoPediatrics Corp. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 Michael Wattenbarger among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
John Michael Wattenbarger, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Beaver, MDCharlotte, NC 282071679555692
- Bruce Darden, MDCharlotte, NC 282071780666172
- Leon Dickerson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861474660
- Howard Dunaway, MDCharlotte, NC 282071538141551
- Thomas Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071134101165
- James Foster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386626315
- Paul Gilbert, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750363370
- William Griffin, MDCharlotte, NC 282071881676872
Common questions
What is John Michael Wattenbarger, MD's NPI number?
John Michael Wattenbarger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043294598, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Wattenbarger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Wattenbarger, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 94-01088, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.