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Michael Vandewater, PA-C

Physician Assistant in Winter Park, Florida.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 156,084 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
363
Medicare Part D claims · 223 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 832
MIPS score
77.6/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Michael Vandewater, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 363 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

77.6/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
363
Part D claims, 2024
≥20th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Michael Vandewater, PA-C

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1407297229), first enumerated 07/09/2013.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 363 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Florida statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Michael Vandewater, PA-C's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: FLDOH annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1407297229 · Physician Assistant

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1407297229
  • ENUM-MID 2013
  • TAX-MEGA 156K Physician Assistant
  • MIPS-BELOW 77.6/100
  • RX-LIGHT 363
  • BOOK-MID 9,809 in Florida
  • PHOTO-FINISH Megan Christy, PA-C · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Michael Vandewater, PA-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

78 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Michael Vandewater, PA-C sits

This provider among physician assistant peers

Across the 26,497 physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Vandewater, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 61% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 21% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, 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80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Michael Vandewater, PA-C, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 61 · MIPS quality, percentile: 21
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Vandewater, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Michael Vandewater, PA-C?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/09/2013

NPI 1407297229

Primary specialty

Physician Assistant

High-volume

156,084 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

363 56% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 832

MIPS final score

77.6/100 5.9 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers
Behavior Technician16.3%Mental Health Counselor4.8%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Pharmacist4.1%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Physical Therapist3%Physician Assistant2.1%
Largest specialties in Florida (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Michael Vandewater, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physician Assistant national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
77.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%77.6%
MIPS final score (Physician Assistant) - 77.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

133 BENMORE DR STE 100
Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 644-4883

Provider Details

NPI 1407297229
Specialty Physician Assistant
Credentials PA-C
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/09/2013

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

77.5815
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
64.0286
Quality
61.243
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Michael Vandewater, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Guidewell Emergency Medicine Doctors, LLC
Winter Park, FL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michael Vandewater, PA-C. To verify Michael Vandewater, PA-C's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

363
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
223
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
366.133
Total Day Supply
3,657
Generic Drug Cost
$3K
Opioid Claims
19 (5.2% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
138

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.32
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male
Age Distribution
<65: 29, 65-74: 118, 75-84: 65, 85+: 11

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Michael Vandewater, PA-C prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Doxycycline Hyclate
 31
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav
26
Azithromycin
 25
Prednisone
 24
Ipratropium Bromide
 21
Methylprednisolone
 16
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
15
Mupirocin
 13
Methocarbamol
 12
Cephalexin
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Physician Assistant Overview

How Michael Vandewater, PA-C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

156,084
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
832
Avg Claims per Provider

Michael Vandewater, PA-C's 363 claims are below the specialty average of 832.

Nationwide Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Vandewater, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.6 here).

Megan Christy 77.6 OH Katherine Hoffman 77.6 OH Courtney Hopkins 77.6 OH Amanda Kalfas 77.6 OH

Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Teresa Sanchez Los Angeles, CA Kelly Klein Mesa, AZ Travis Baker Austin, TX Kristin Sobieraj Buffalo, NY

Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Vandewater.

One of 9,809 Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.

Kiersten Aaberg
Pensacola, FL
Timothy Aamland
PA-C
Gainesville, FL
Cathy Aaron
PA-C
Pensacola, FL
Joseph Abadiotakis
Gainesville, FL
Monica Abare
PA-C
Orlando, FL

Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Michael Vandewater, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in Winter Park, Florida. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Michael Vandewater, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Vandewater, PA-C wrote 363 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 223 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Vandewater, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.6/100 (Quality: 64, Cost: 61.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Vandewater, PA-C located? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C is located at 133 BENMORE DR STE 100, Winter Park, FL, 32792. Phone: (407) 644-4883.
What is Michael Vandewater, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407297229, issued on 07/09/2013.
Does Michael Vandewater, PA-C prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Vandewater, PA-C had 19 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.2%.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 156,084 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 832 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Vandewater, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Vandewater, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Doxycycline Hyclate, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Azithromycin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Vandewater, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 363 Part D claims and 223 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Vandewater, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Michael Vandewater, PA-C's NPI is 1407297229 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.