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Dr. John Otis Waits, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery

1325 Mcfarland Boulevard
Northport, AL 35476

(205) 926-2992

Dr. John Otis Waits, MD is a general surgeon in Northport, AL specializing in general surgery and colon & rectal surgery.

Office Locations

1325 Mcfarland Boulevard
Northport, AL 35476

(205) 926-2992

(205) 316-7675

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

excisional debridement

intravenous infusion

In 2023, Dr. John Otis Waits, MD performed more excisional debridement, and intravenous (IV) infusion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, gastrointestinal procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	901
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	442
excision	901
gastrointestinal procedures	280
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	154
minimally invasive procedures	215
minor procedures	250
plastic surgery procedures	189
preventive care	73
reconstructive surgery	189
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
tissue transfer	189
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	189

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1071
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	533
excision	1044
gastrointestinal procedures	210
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	121
minimally invasive procedures	184
minor procedures	83
plastic surgery procedures	138
preventive care	67
reconstructive surgery	138
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
tissue transfer	138
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	138

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	59
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1374
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	481
excision	1354
gastrointestinal procedures	113
hospital care	146
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	192
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	94
minor procedures	14
nursing home care	74
plastic surgery procedures	198
preventive care	39
reconstructive surgery	198
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
tissue transfer	198
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	198

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	51
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1514
doctor visit	911
excision	1415
gastrointestinal procedures	54
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	32
nursing home care	139
plastic surgery procedures	276
preventive care	29
reconstructive surgery	276
tissue transfer	276
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	276

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	124
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	53
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1772
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	721
excision	1577
gastrointestinal procedures	58
hospital care	42
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	118
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	58
minor procedures	28
nursing home care	43
plastic surgery procedures	91
preventive care	17
reconstructive surgery	91
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tissue transfer	91
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	91

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	52
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	56
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1500
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	373
excision	1359
gastrointestinal procedures	51
hospital care	21
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	132
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	29
preventive care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	48
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1503
doctor visit	301
excision	1393
gastrointestinal procedures	28
hospital care	16
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	85
inpatient care	16
lower extremity surgery	20
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	40
preventive care	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	35
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minimally invasive procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1270
doctor visit	255
excision	1144
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	70
minor procedures	42
preventive care	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	30
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	679
doctor visit	254
excision	636
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	208

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	30
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	60
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minimally invasive procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	623
doctor visit	220
excision	597
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	221
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24
tissue transfer	24
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	22
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	517
doctor visit	241
excision	484
minimally invasive procedures	166

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	24
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northport, AL were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

amputation	20
anorectal procedures	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1156
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	430
excision	1082
gastrointestinal procedures	102
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lower extremity surgery	20
minimally invasive procedures	122
minor procedures	64
nursing home care	85
plastic surgery procedures	152
preventive care	34
reconstructive surgery	152
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
tissue transfer	152
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	152

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	230
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	43
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Otis Waits, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Otis Waits, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	10
Dementia	17

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$14,021 Wound Matrix $13,294	Santyl $325	Regranex $242	Oasis $122	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $25	Other $12
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$730 VIBATIV $730
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$466 Oasis $297	GRAFIX PL $80	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $70	RENASYS GO v2 HOME $18
KCI USA, Inc	$341 VAC THERAPY $125	KERRAMAX CARE BORDER $119	VAC VERAFLO $84	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $13
Misonix Inc	$174 TheraSkin $24	$149
Other	$910 VIBATIV $191	AVYCAZ $145	Xerava $134	ACTIV.A.C. iOn PROGRESS $44	HYDROFERA $40	Other $356

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,800
Food and Beverage	$3,812
Travel and Lodging	$2,013
Consulting Fee	$2,000
Education	$17

Research Payments

Dr. John Otis Waits, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $2,996.

Biography

Dr. John Waits works as a general surgery and colon & rectal surgery. He studied medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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