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Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

120 E Carter Avenue
Blackshear, GA 31516

(912) 449-4426

Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

120 E Carter Avenue
Blackshear, GA 31516

(912) 449-4426

(912) 449-1517

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2012 were blood draw, hospital care, lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
blood draw	957
cardiac procedures	66
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	2353
ear procedures	17
hip imaging	46
hospital care	649
incision and drainage	17
inpatient care	607
lab tests	629
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	86
nursing home care	563
outpatient care	42
preventive care	236
skin surgery	17
spinal procedures	49
thoracic (chest) imaging	182
thyroid function tests	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	111
vaccines	80
vascular procedures	57
X-rays	317

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	829
breathing treatment	11
cardiac procedures	38
diabetes management	42
doctor visit	2306
ear procedures	19
hospital care	489
injections	23
inpatient care	409
lab tests	590
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nursing home care	509
outpatient care	80
preventive care	234
spinal procedures	60
thoracic (chest) imaging	198
thyroid function tests	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
vaccines	85
vascular procedures	48
X-rays	297

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	835
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	111
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2014 were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	724
cardiac procedures	22
diabetes management	42
doctor visit	2081
hospital care	362
injections	15
inpatient care	277
lab tests	478
musculoskeletal imaging	104
nursing home care	536
outpatient care	85
preventive care	209
spinal procedures	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	183
thyroid function tests	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	51
vaccines	66
vascular procedures	29
X-rays	334

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	811
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	111
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2015 were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	581
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	1925
ear procedures	16
injections	15
lab tests	426
nursing home care	461
preventive care	181
spinal procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	126
thyroid function tests	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	97
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	155

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	734
Female	816

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1436
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	706
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	212
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2016 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	268
breathing treatment	15
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	1971
lab tests	455
nursing home care	296
preventive care	179
spinal procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	117
thyroid function tests	65
vaccines	72
X-rays	139

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	100
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2017 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	192
breathing treatment	18
diabetes management	41
doctor visit	1805
ear procedures	13
lab tests	537
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nursing home care	194
preventive care	185
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	122
thyroid function tests	77
vaccines	52
X-rays	172

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	90
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	332
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	1342
lab tests	762
nursing home care	180
preventive care	212
thyroid function tests	60
vaccines	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	80
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	724
diabetes management	75
doctor visit	1356
lab tests	984
nursing home care	206
preventive care	221
thyroid function tests	67

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	85
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2020 were blood draw, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	621
doctor visit	910
lab tests	69
nursing home care	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	56
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2021 were blood draw, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	420
doctor visit	586
lab tests	45
nursing home care	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	54
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	488
doctor visit	790
lab tests	83
nursing home care	59
preventive care	79
vaccines	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blackshear, GA were blood draw, hospital care, lab tests and inpatient care.

abscess drainage	17
aspiration	17
blood draw	557
cardiac procedures	35
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	1584
ear procedures	16
hip imaging	46
hospital care	500
incision and drainage	17
injections	17
inpatient care	431
lab tests	459
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	63
nursing home care	292
outpatient care	69
preventive care	192
skin surgery	17
spinal procedures	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	154
thyroid function tests	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	62
vaccines	69
vascular procedures	36
X-rays	235

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	603
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	188
85 and over	86
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	286

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$592 FARXIGA $177	CRESTOR $172	SYMBICORT $89	BYDUREON $82	BYDUREON WEEKLY $25	Other $47
Novo Nordisk Inc	$400 RYBELSUS $173	Ozempic $77	Victoza $73	Tresiba $31	NovoLog $20	Other $26
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$284 XARELTO $159	INVOKANA $115	$9
Amgen Inc.	$263 Repatha $137	Prolia $126
Lilly USA, LLC	$248 TRULICITY $166	BASAGLAR $30	JARDIANCE $25	REYVOW $14	TRADJENTA $13
Other	$1,996 Myrbetriq $146	TOUJEO $139	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $95	LINZESS $94	UBRELVY $89	Other $1,434

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,712
Education	$71

Biography

Dr. Donald Waters works as a family medicine specialist in Blackshear, GA. Dr. Waters has obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Waters, MD From 2012 - 2022

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