Joseph L. Waters, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Twin Falls, ID
Joseph L. Waters, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Twin Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1578503926, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Idaho M5829, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph L. Waters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- M5829 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 746 N College RD, Twin Falls, ID 83301
- Phone
- (208) 814-7265
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 814-7284
- Medicaid ID
- 004011100 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050113000114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 746 N College RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janet Renaldi, RNNurse Practitioner1831481233
- Joann Rulien, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750377313
Verify Joseph L. Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M5829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,161 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 324 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium452 claims
- Omeprazole363 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
- Losartan Potassium299 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate296 claims
- Lisinopril241 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Lukes Clinic LLCTwin Falls, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Twin Falls
They are 46 of the 1,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Twin Falls, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.
All 46 in Twin Falls → All 1,316 in Idaho → Every provider in Twin Falls →
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Common questions
What is Joseph L. Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph L. Waters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578503926, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph L. Waters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 746 N College RD, Twin Falls, ID, 83301. Phone: (208) 814-7265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph L. Waters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M5829, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph L. Waters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph L. Waters, M.D. had 8,161 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.