Michael G. Waters, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ridgeway, VA
Michael G. Waters, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ridgeway, Virginia, and NPI 1417915547, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101045065, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael G. Waters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101045065 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4944 Greensboro RD, Ridgeway, VA 24148
- Phone
- (276) 956-2233
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (276) 956-1629
- Medicaid ID
- 010251001 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051011001022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael G. Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101045065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,616 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium260 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate198 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa174 claims
- Lisinopril161 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium154 claims
- Losartan Potassium145 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Community Access NetworkLynchburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael G. Waters among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Michael G. Waters, M.D. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ridgeway
They are 2 of the 21 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgeway, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Michael G. Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael G. Waters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417915547, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael G. Waters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4944 Greensboro RD, Ridgeway, VA, 24148. Phone: (276) 956-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael G. Waters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101045065, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael G. Waters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael G. Waters, M.D. had 5,616 Medicare Part D claims for 341 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.