Michael Waters, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Ithaca, NY
Michael Waters, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Ithaca, New York, and NPI 1609194133, issued on May 7, 2010. Check the license (New York 284573, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Waters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 284573 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Brentwood Dr Ste A, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607) 277-2365
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160906000038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 16 Brentwood Dr Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madeline BushPhysician Assistant1720785041
- Bryan Gibb, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063014413
- Sarah RobinsonPhysician Assistant1396078648
- Victoria Shevchuk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326628546
- Shanise ThomasPhysician Assistant1023647013
Verify Michael Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 284573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cayuga Medical Associates PCIthaca, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York.
Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York
- Matthew Abola, MDNew York, NY1942864889
- Farouq Al-Khalidi, MDVestal, NY1063615763
- Kevin AlbaneseSyracuse, NY1912351222
- Matthew AlbaneseCheektowaga, NY1376930776
- Kyle Angelicola-Richardson, MDLatham, NY1346771631
- Jeffrey Arliss, MDKingston, NY1750341087
- Omri Ayalon, M.D.New York, NY1598082331
- Sepideh Baghian, M.D.Bronx, NY1215077185
- Janos Barrera, MDNew York, NY1477907665
- Otis Barron, M.D.New York, NY1033264031
Common questions
What is Michael Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Waters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609194133, issued on May 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Waters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Brentwood Dr Ste A, Ithaca, NY, 14850. Phone: (607) 277-2365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Waters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 284573, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Michael Waters, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.