Dr. John Otis Waits, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 680
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 112
- Part D claims, 2024
- 452
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $3,585
- Practice address
- 2700 Hospital Dr, Northport, AL 35476
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 759-7378
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northport Medical Center
Northport, Alabama
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Dr. John Otis Waits is a general surgeon in Northport, Alabama
Dr. Waits practices at Northport Medical Center in Northport, Alabama.
Dr. Waits' NPI, 1396779161, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Waits graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1974. Dr. Waits holds Alabama license 9904.
- NPI
- 1396779161NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860680626
- NPI enumeration date
- July 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 759-7378
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 78
- Medical school graduation
- 1974
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Otis Waits practices at Northport Medical Center in Northport, Alabama
Dr. Waits' primary practice is Northport Medical Center, at 2700 Hospital Dr, Northport, AL 35476 in Tuscaloosa County. The practice phone is (205) 759-7378.
- Northport Medical Center2700 Hospital Dr, Northport, AL 35476 · Tuscaloosa CountyPhone(205) 759-7378
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John Otis Waits is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Waits' primary practice is Northport Medical Center in Northport, Alabama. Dr. Waits is also affiliated with DCH Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cahaba Medical Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waits to 1 more hospital and 2 physician offices, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Otis Waits' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Waits practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northport Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Otis Waits is one of 387 general surgeons in Alabama
Surgery is Dr. Waits' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Waits is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, AlabamaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Otis Waits billed Medicare for 680 services in 2024
CMS data shows 680 Medicare services from Dr. Waits across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 112 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,678 for them.
Dr. Waits' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 5732024: 5258%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1642024: 12424%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1192024: 3174%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 10,2002024: 0100%
Where Dr. Waits' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12418%
- In a facility55682%
Dr. Waits compared with the Alabama median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Waits
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 680vs 2203.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 112vs 13416% below
- Part D claims
- 322vs 903.6 times
Medians across 365 general surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Waits' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Otis Waits treated 112 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waits in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.58, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Waits' median patient age at 69, with 45% women.
Dr. Waits' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Waits' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5549%
- Men5751%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Waits' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Arthritis59%
- Chronic kidney disease48%
- Mood disorders38%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Atrial fibrillation35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Waits' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Otis Waits wrote 452 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Waits wrote 452 Medicare Part D claims for 102 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 322 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $300,136 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 481 claims across 17 drugs.
Dr. Waits' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic309 claims68%
- Brand-name143 claims32%
Dr. Waits' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Waits' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%37 of 452 claims
- Antibiotics48%218 of 452 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4812024: 32233%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 17 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Otis Waits ranks in the 96th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Waits accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 465 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Waits, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Waits ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 96th percentile465 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 70th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Otis Waits received $3,585 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Waits from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $812.
General payments to Dr. Waits by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Waits by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,580100%
- Education$50%
Companies that paid Dr. Waits the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Otis Waits graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Waits graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1974.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John Otis Waits's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John Otis Waits' NPI number?
Dr. John Otis Waits' NPI number is 1396779161. It was assigned on July 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Otis Waits?
Dr. John Otis Waits is a general surgeon in Northport, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. John Otis Waits practice?
Dr. Waits practices at 2700 Hospital Dr, Northport, AL 35476. Dr. Waits' primary practice is Northport Medical Center in Northport, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waits to 1 hospital and 2 physician offices.
What is Dr. John Otis Waits' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Waits is (205) 759-7378.
What is Dr. John Otis Waits' medical license number?
Dr. Waits holds Alabama license 9904.
Which hospitals is Dr. John Otis Waits affiliated with?
Dr. Waits is affiliated with DCH Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Waits to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. John Otis Waits part of?
Dr. Waits is linked to Cahaba Medical Care.
Does Dr. John Otis Waits accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Waits billed Medicare for 680 services in 2024, and Dr. Waits accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Otis Waits see?
CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waits in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. John Otis Waits bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Waits' most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (11045), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and infusion or chemotherapy administration (96365).
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Where did Dr. John Otis Waits go to medical school?
Dr. Waits graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1974.
What drugs does Dr. John Otis Waits prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Waits' most prescribed drugs by claims were Dalvance, Daptomycin and Dextrose In Water.
Has Dr. John Otis Waits received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,585 in general payments to Dr. Waits from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.
How long has Dr. John Otis Waits been practicing?
Dr. Waits graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.
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