Dr. Seth Adam Waits , MD
Surgery • Ann Arbor, MI
1500 East Medical Center Dr, 1st Floor Taubman Center Recp G
Ann Arbor, MI 481095334
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NPI assigned on June 25, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 83 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 72 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Valganciclovir Hcl — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 38 to 119.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 144. Middle half: 68 to 296.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 118 in 2020 to 83 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1500 East Medical Center Dr
1st Floor Taubman Center Recp G
Ann Arbor, MI 481095334
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Regents Of The University Of Michigan. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Toledo Medical College
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
65 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $7,175 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,407 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,137 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $1,784.80 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $1,784.80 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- TransMedics, Inc.: $1,784.80 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Waits has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Waits as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Ann Arbor and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 38 to 119.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 144. Middle half: 68 to 296.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,355. Middle half: $3,723 to $22,354.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,612. Middle half: $7,252 to $35,970.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,539. Middle half: $2,767 to $17,212.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,542. Middle half: $5,545 to $28,363.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Waits are from 2023.
89 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Ann Arbor, MI (1,378 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ann Arbor
25.8% of these 89 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52.8% of these 89 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 30% from 118 in 2020 to 83 in 2024.
- 2020: 118
- 2021: 88
- 2022: 127
- 2023: 192
- 2024: 83
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 15% from $8,400 in 2020 to $7,175 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,400
- 2021: $6,684
- 2022: $10,624
- 2023: $45,271
- 2024: $7,175
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 20% from $6,725 in 2020 to $5,407 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,725
- 2021: $5,349
- 2022: $8,393
- 2023: $36,040
- 2024: $5,407
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 45% from 22 in 2020 to 12 in 2023.
- 2020: 22
- 2021: 23
- 2023: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 52% from 25 in 2020 to 12 in 2023.
- 2020: 25
- 2021: 25
- 2023: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $76 in 2020 to $2,137 in 2023.
- 2020: $76
- 2021: $2,620
- 2023: $2,137
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2023 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,784.80.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| TransMedics, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Organ Care System | General | $1,345.80 |
| TransMedics, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Organ Care System | General | $439.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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72 | 22 | $212.33 | $78.99 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $246.73 | $135.21 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Valganciclovir Hcl | Valganciclovir Hcl | 12 | 358 | $2,136.65 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20160712000645
MI
5698081511
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr Level B, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Phone: 7346478901
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 1st Fl Rec D, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Phone: 7347645175
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 1st Fl Rec F, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Phone: 7347645176
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 2nd Lr, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Phone: 7347635459
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Phone: 7349365738
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 1st Flo, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 1st Fl, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Phone: 7349364185
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr 2nd Floor Rec, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Phone: 7349365020
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 1st Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr B2 Floor R, Ann Arbor, MI 481090999
Phone: 7349366274
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr 3rd Fl Taubma, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Phone: 7346477321
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychologist - Clinical
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 25, 2009.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Ann Arbor
- Dr. Clifford Cho, MD
- Dr. Alfred Chang, MD
- Dr. Jacqueline Jeruss, MD
- Lucas Fair
- Dr. Crystal Taylor, MD
- Dr. Mark Cohen, MD
Mailing Address
3621 South State Street, 700 Kms Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 7349362047