NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dayton, OH

Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dayton, Ohio, and NPI 1649268970, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649268970
Name
Kenneth Wayne Vawter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
200501605 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4881 Sugar Maple Dr, Dayton, OH 45433
Phone
(937) 257-9416
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(937) 656-1235
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180214001548); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2004
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 4881 Sugar Maple Dr

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

  1. Dovie Alex, RN CASE MANAGERCase Management Registered Nurse1285470211
  2. Justin Arambasick, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1497995658
  3. Holland ArnoldStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306787312
  4. Adrienne Bain, LISW, LCSW, C-ASWCMClinical Social Worker1255849451
  5. Kristi Basler, DOPsychiatry Physician1184201840
  6. James Bocchicchio, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1235368044

Verify Kenneth Wayne Vawter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
  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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

364 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 112 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Vawter364
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam126 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
  4. Gabapentin39 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl17 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone15 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $156.14

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. 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.

  1. Kenneth Vawter$156
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine LtdWilmington, OH

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

Kenneth Wayne Vawter among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio

Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 579 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio

There are 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Beachler, MDWright Patterson Afb, OH 454331508108010
  2. Austin Moore, D.O.Wright Patterson Afb, OH 454331326497637
  3. William Nelson, M.D.Wright Patterson Afb, OH 454331659365112
  4. Jacob Rathmacher, DOWpafb, OH 454331952981060
  5. Tyler WardWright Pat, OH 454331306379920
  6. Paul Peters, MDBeavercreek, OH 454311689708596
  7. Timothy Peters, D.O.Beavercreek, OH 454311558385526
  8. Shelli Powell, M.D.Beavercreek, OH 454311114941176

Common questions

What is Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649268970, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4881 Sugar Maple Dr, Dayton, OH, 45433. Phone: (937) 257-9416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD's license?

Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Wayne Vawter, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.