What is Waters Hicks's specialty?

Waters Hicks (NPI 1780663807) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Thomasville, GA.

Where does Waters Hicks practice?

Waters Hicks practices in Thomasville, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780663807.

How much does Medicare pay Waters Hicks?

Waters Hicks (NPI 1780663807) received approximately $194K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 400 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780663807

Waters HicksM.D.

PRACTICENEPHROLOGY CONSULTANTS, INC., PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyThomasville, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

941

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,901

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$181K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 303 Nephrology providers in GA — above median (cohort median 1,455).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,714

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$395K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Allopurinol538 claims

Furosemide302 claims

Nifedipine243 claims

Chlorthalidone177 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate164 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$23

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$21

Education$2

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$21

Education$2

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Waters Hicks's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 94 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	506	3,605
Raul Santos Nephrology · Thomasville, GA	233	2,181
William Allen Diagnostic Radiology · Austell, GA	149	632
Cary Newman Diagnostic Radiology · Thomasville, GA	100	320
Robert Miles Cardiology · Thomasville, GA	96	439
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE AND DECATUR COUNTY	86	514
HELQUIST, KELLEY	84	247
Gregory Patterson General Surgery · Thomasville, GA	83	556
Mark Helquist Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	78	217
William Ellis Internal Medicine · Thomasville, GA	72	271
GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL	60	330
Winston Connell Family Practice · Thomasville, GA	56	329

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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