Joseph Vandewater
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Macon, GA
Joseph Vandewater is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1366978678, issued on May 5, 2017. Check the license (Georgia 022658, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Joseph Vandewater
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 022658 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 114 Idle Hour Dr, Macon, GA 31210
- Phone
- (478) 955-4358
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Vandewater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 022658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Joseph Vandewater among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Joseph Vandewater is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 58% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurt Fichtner, M.D.Macon, GA 312171699888297
- Richard Harvey, M.D.Macon, GA 312171093758104
- David Langford, MDMacon, GA 312171104882091
- Randall Brown, M.D.Macon, GA 312011124062831
- James Foster, M.D.Macon, GA 312011235172230
- Anthony Holden, MDMacon, GA 312011720086606
- Patrick Kohtz, M.D.Macon, GA 312011316366354
- Laura Reed, M.D.Macon, GA 312011194704338
Common questions
What is Joseph Vandewater's NPI number?
Joseph Vandewater's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366978678, issued on May 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Vandewater located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Idle Hour Dr, Macon, GA, 31210. Phone: (478) 955-4358. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Vandewater's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 022658, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. 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. 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.