Neuromodulation waveform watermarking and prescribing

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a waveform prescription deployment server (1625), a digital prescription for a neuromodulation device (NMD) to apply one or more prescription waveform protocols (1605) to a patient (115);
• sending, by the waveform prescription deployment server (1625), to a computing device associated with the NMD, a request for patient (115) authentication by the computing device associated with the NMD;
• in response to receiving, by the waveform prescription deployment server (1625), an indication of successful patient (115) authentication, generating and sending, by the waveform prescription deployment server (1625) to the computing device associated with the NMD, a prescription activation data package activating the NMD to apply the one or more prescription waveform protocols (1605) to the patient (115), wherein the waveform prescription deployment server (1625) generates a shared secret during registration, based on a trusted public key received from the computing device associated with the NMD, and wherein the NMD activates to apply the one or more prescription waveform protocols (1605) to the patient (115) when a correct TOTP is received from the computing device associated with the NMD;
• and
• sending, by the waveform prescription deployment server (1625) to a waveform identification server (1640), an electronic message configured to cause the waveform identification server (1640) to determine if signal characteristics of the one or more prescription waveform protocols (1605) applied to the patient (115) match signal characteristics of any of a selection of known waveform protocols (133) from a library of individually available known waveforms (121), using neuromodulation waveform data collected using at least one input electrode in contact with the patient (115) while the one or more prescription waveform protocols are applied to the patient (115) by the NMD using at least one output electrode in contact with the patient (115).