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Edit this profileWhere to find Scott D. Wait, MD
- Charlotte location main office
225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204 - Belmont location
550 Mount Holly Medical Pkwy, Belmont, NC 28012
About Dr. Wait
Based in Charlotte, NC, Scott D. Wait, MD is listed in the NPI registry under neurosurgery. Scott graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2004. Scott is also listed as specializing in neurological surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Scott cared for 310 Medicare patients across 416 services. The services billed most often include injection, baclofen, 10 mg, ct scan head or brain without contrast, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. NPI 1831379890 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (704) 376-1605
- Email not available
Practice Locations
225 BALDWIN AVE
Charlotte, NC 28204
550 Mount Holly Medical Pkwy
Belmont, NC 28012
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
416 services · 310 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump | Procedure | 62369 |
20 | Too few peers to compare |
| Reprogramming of cerebrospinal fluid shunt | Procedure | 62252 |
20 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Procedure | 61781 |
20 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Use of operating microscope | Procedure | 69990 |
16 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | Imaging | 70450 |
57 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Imaging | 70553 |
28 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | Imaging | 70250 |
25 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, baclofen, 10 mg | Drug given | J0475 |
86 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
34 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
30 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other neurosurgery specialists at this location 8
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgery specialists in Charlotte 3
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Trained at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2004 at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What does Dr. Wait specialize in?
Dr. Wait is a neurosurgery in Charlotte, NC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Wait located?
Dr. Wait is listed at 225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Wait's phone number?
The number on file is (704) 376-1605. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Wait's NPI number?
Dr. Wait's National Provider Identifier is 1831379890. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Wait go to medical school?
Dr. Wait attended Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, graduating in 2004. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Wait been practicing?
Dr. Wait has 22 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2004, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Wait do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Wait performs procedures including electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump, reprogramming of cerebrospinal fluid shunt and computer-assisted procedure inside brain; reads or performs imaging such as ct scan head or brain without contrast and mri scan of brain before and after contrast, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Wait confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Wait. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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