Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD
Family Medicine Physician · Carrier Mills, IL
Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carrier Mills, Illinois, and NPI 1407416308, issued on Jun 13, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036157809, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Poythress Waters
- Credential
- DO, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036157809 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7211 US 45 S, Carrier Mills, IL 62917
- Phone
- (618) 294-8247
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 294-8247
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220510001024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7211 US 45 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nathan Heady, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861901530
- Jennifer Price, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538124284
- Katrina Tripp, PACPhysician Assistant1578814414
Verify Nicole Poythress Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036157809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
659 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Azithromycin16 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: $40.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning CorporationCarrier Mills, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Poythress Waters among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Illinois
There are 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD's NPI number?
Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407416308, issued on Jun 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7211 US 45 S, Carrier Mills, IL, 62917. Phone: (618) 294-8247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036157809, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Poythress Waters, DO, PHD had 659 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.