Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters, MD

  • Advance, NC
  • General surgeon
NPI1003893629PAC ID3577699297
Medicare services, 2024
111
Medicare patients, 2024
122
Part D claims, 2024
32
Publications
18
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
329 Nc Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC 27006
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Primary practice

Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Bermuda Run, North Carolina

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Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters is a general surgeon in Advance, North Carolina

Dr. Waters practices at Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.

Dr. Waters' NPI, 1003893629, was assigned on December 23, 2005. Dr. Waters graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1990. Dr. Waters' North Carolina license number on file is 9701192.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3577699297
NPI enumeration date
December 23, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters practices at Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Bermuda Run, North Carolina

Dr. Waters' primary practice is Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD, at 329 Nc Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC 27006.

  • Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD
    329 Nc Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC 27006

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Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Waters' primary practice is Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. Dr. Waters is also affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waters to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Waters' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Waters is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Waters' licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 9701192 · 1997 to 2025 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Minnesota license1996 to 1997

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal obstruction and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Waters treats.

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Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters billed Medicare for 111 services in 2024

CMS data shows 111 Medicare services from Dr. Waters across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,303 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024111
Medicare patients122
Paid by Medicare$5,303
Procedure codes4

Dr. Waters' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1342024: 11117%

Dr. Waters compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Waters
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
111vs 15126% below
Medicare patients
122vs 1156% above
Part D claims
81vs 4198% above

Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Waters' 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. Gregory Stiegler Waters treated 122 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waters in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, 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. Waters' median patient age at 70, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024122
Average age71
Average risk score1.77
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Waters' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Waters' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6452%
  • Men5848%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Waters' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. Cancer52%
  4. Arthritis41%
  5. Diabetes36%
  6. Anxiety31%
  7. Chronic kidney disease30%
  8. Mood disorders29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Waters' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Waters wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 4 drugs, with $3,296 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 143 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 202432
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$3,296
Part D patients26

Dr. Waters' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic31 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims3%

Dr. Waters' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019

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. Waters' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids34%11 of 32 claims
  • Antibiotics38%12 of 32 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, 2018 to 2019

  • 2018
  • 2019
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 1432019: 8143%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2019, 7 in 2018.

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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. Gregory Stiegler Waters ranks in the 54th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Waters accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 31 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Waters, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Waters ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
54th percentile31 procedures

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Removal of tissue: 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. Gregory Stiegler Waters has 18 publications on record

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Waters, published from 2017 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Adenocarcinoma, Tomography, X-Ray Computed and Colonic Neoplasms. Dr. Waters has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Waters' most frequent co-authors are Kim Askew, MD, Jaime Lynne Bohl, MD and David Disantis, MD.

Papers18
Years published2017 to 2020

Dr. Waters' papers by year, 2017 to 2020

Topics Dr. Waters writes about most

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Adenoma
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Lymph Node Excision

Dr. Waters' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Waters

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters received $7,801 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Waters from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,436.

General payments to Dr. Waters by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Waters by kind, 2018 to 2025

$7.8Kin total
  • Education$5,50071%
  • Travel and lodging$1,78623%
  • Food and beverage$5147%

Companies that paid Dr. Waters the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Waters, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Waters

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University

Dr. Waters graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1990. Dr. Waters is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolBrody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
  2. Board certified in colon & rectal surgeryAmerican Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Waters is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • +12 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Waters accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO11
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters's profile data

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NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters' NPI number?

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters' NPI number is 1003893629. It was assigned on December 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters?

Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters is a general surgeon in Advance, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters practice?

Dr. Waters practices at 329 Nc Highway 801 N, Bermuda Run, NC 27006. Dr. Waters' primary practice is Davie Surgery - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waters to 2 hospitals.

What is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters' medical license number?

Dr. Waters' North Carolina license number on file is 9701192, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Waters in North Carolina (1997 to 2025) and Minnesota (1996 to 1997).

Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters affiliated with?

Dr. Waters is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Waters to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters part of?

Dr. Waters is linked to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

Does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Waters billed Medicare for 111 services in 2024, and Dr. Waters accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters see?

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waters in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters board certified?

Yes. Dr. Waters is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Waters' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters go to medical school?

Dr. Waters graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters prescribe most?

In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Waters' most prescribed drugs by claims were Neomycin Sulfate, Enoxaparin Sodium and Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,801 in general payments to Dr. Waters from 4 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters been practicing?

Dr. Waters graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

Does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters do research?

Dmand AI links 18 publications to Dr. Waters, published from 2017 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters publish with?

Dr. Waters' most frequent co-authors are Kim Askew, MD (1 shared paper), Jaime Lynne Bohl, MD (1 shared paper) and David Disantis, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Gregory Stiegler Waters accept?

Dr. Waters is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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