Physician

Michael Waters, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Michael Waters, M.D. (NPI: 1609194133) practices hand surgery in the Ithaca, NY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Tompkins, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CAYUGA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC (NPI: 1679525455; TIN: 204356115) and primary practice location at 14850-1383. Waters is affiliated with the Cayuga Health Partners (ACO ID: A3195), participating under the MSSP model.

Waters' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 369 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,683 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $154,768 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). 2019 Part D data shows 12 prescription claims totaling $240 in drug costs. 2018 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $19. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $25,450 to $154,768. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$77K$155K2016 Medicare payment: $25,450 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $87,370 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $87,157 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $119,933 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $109,788 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $112,449 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $140,433 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $137,524 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $154,768 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
201671225$25,450
2017219965$87,370
20182431,022$87,157
20192721,333$119,933
20202771,345$109,788
20212831,356$112,449
20223061,503$140,433
20233201,765$137,524
20243691,683$154,768

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$150$3002017 Drug cost: $75 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $300 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $240 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R14$75
2018N/R11$300
2019N/R12$240
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$478$9572017 Medicare payment: $957 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $667 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171318$957
20181212$667
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more102102$119
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more7380$90
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more105105$79
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more125163$67
J0702Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg115502$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$19AXOGEN
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Michael Waters, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Michael Waters, M.D. (NPI 1609194133), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Michael Waters, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Michael Waters, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Cayuga Health Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A3195).

What billing organization is linked to Michael Waters, M.D.?

Michael Waters, M.D. is linked to CAYUGA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC (billing NPI 1679525455) in the available physician profile data.

Does Michael Waters, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Michael Waters, M.D. has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.