Dr. Thad F. Waites, MD

Dr. Waites practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS.

Dr. Waites' NPI, 1588773774, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Waites graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1970. Dr. Waites holds Mississippi license 06037.

Dr. Waites' primary practice is Forrest General Hospital, at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 288-7000.

Dr. Waites' primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. The medical group on file is Forrest General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waites to 3 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Waites practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Waites' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Waites is licensed in Mississippi.

CMS data shows 1,131 Medicare services from Dr. Waites across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 286 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,108 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 286 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waites in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 122 patients. 75% of them have atrial fibrillation, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Waites' median patient age at 73, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Waites wrote 287 Medicare Part D claims for 107 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 272 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $1,547 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 275 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Waites accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Waites, published from 2013 to 2022. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cardiology and American Heart Association. Dr. Waites has published most often in J Am Coll Cardiol. Dr. Waites' most frequent co-authors are John E. Brush, MD, Richard A. Chazal, MD and Joann Grace Elmore.

CMS Open Payments shows 197 general payments to Dr. Waites from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $1,347.

Dr. Waites graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1970.