Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,091
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 223
- Part D claims, 2024
- 626
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 7401 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 799-8600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, Texas
Dr. Waggenspack practices at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Waggenspack's NPI, 1003834169, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Waggenspack holds Louisiana license 201531.
- NPI
- 1003834169NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3375543028
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 799-8600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. practices at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Waggenspack's primary practice is Texas Orthopedic Hospital, at 7401 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 799-8600.
- Texas Orthopedic Hospital7401 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 799-8600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Waggenspack's primary practice is Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Waggenspack is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waggenspack to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Waggenspack practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Waggenspack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Waggenspack's licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, LouisianaPrimary
- Sports medicine (family medicine), Mississippi
- Texas license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Waggenspack
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. billed Medicare for 1,091 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,091 Medicare services from Dr. Waggenspack across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 223 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,964 for them.
Dr. Waggenspack's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4002024: 32419%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3572024: 29418%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2862024: 2901%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1832024: 183No change
Where Dr. Waggenspack's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,03995%
- In a facility525%
Dr. Waggenspack compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Waggenspack
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 1,091vs 1,062Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 223vs 2438% below
- Part D claims
- 578vs 2192.6 times
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Waggenspack's 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. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. treated 223 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waggenspack in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 115 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Waggenspack's median patient age at 64, with 54% women.
Dr. Waggenspack's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Waggenspack's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14163%
- Men8237%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Waggenspack's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes31%
- Anxiety30%
- Mood disorders30%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Depression29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Waggenspack's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. wrote 626 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Waggenspack wrote 626 Medicare Part D claims for 171 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 578 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,465 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 626 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Waggenspack's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic624 claims100%
- Brand-name and other2 claims0%
Dr. Waggenspack's 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. Waggenspack's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids44%277 of 626 claims
- Antibiotics3%19 of 626 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: 6262024: 5788%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 8 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. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Waggenspack for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Waggenspack accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 37 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Waggenspack, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Waggenspack ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 79th percentile37 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Waggenspack, published from 2014 to 2016. Dr. Waggenspack's most frequent co-authors are Hussein A. Elkousy, MD, Gary M. Gartsman, MD and Brent Joseph Morris, MD.
Dr. Waggenspack's most frequent co-authors
- Hussein A. Elkousy, MD2 shared papers
- Gary M. Gartsman, MD2 shared papers
- Brent Joseph Morris, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Waggenspack
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. received $115,472 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 194 general payments to Dr. Waggenspack from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. LinkBio Corp paid the most, $38,287.
General payments to Dr. Waggenspack by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Waggenspack by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$48,35042%
- Travel and lodging$30,62927%
- Education$15,07413%
- Grants$10,0009%
- Other$11,41910%
Companies that paid Dr. Waggenspack the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s NPI number is 1003834169. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.?
Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. practice?
Dr. Waggenspack practices at 7401 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Waggenspack's primary practice is Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waggenspack to 3 hospitals and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Waggenspack is (713) 799-8600.
What is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Waggenspack holds Louisiana license 201531, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Waggenspack in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Which hospitals is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Waggenspack practices at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Waggenspack is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Waggenspack to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. part of?
Dr. Waggenspack is linked to OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI links Dr. Waggenspack to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Waggenspack billed Medicare for 1,091 services in 2024, and Dr. Waggenspack accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Waggenspack's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. see?
CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waggenspack in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Waggenspack's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0702), diagnostic imaging (73030) and office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Waggenspack's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methocarbamol, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $115,472 in general payments to Dr. Waggenspack from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from LinkBio Corp.
How long has Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Waggenspack graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Waggenspack, published from 2014 to 2016.
Who does Dr. Wame Nicholas Waggenspack Jr. publish with?
Dr. Waggenspack's most frequent co-authors are Hussein A. Elkousy, MD (2 shared papers), Gary M. Gartsman, MD (2 shared papers) and Brent Joseph Morris, MD (1 shared paper).
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