Allan Pickens, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Atlanta, GA
Allan Pickens, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1437165610, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 61933, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Allan Pickens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 61933 GA
4301080250 MI
67059 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 Collier RD NW Ste 2055, Atlanta, GA 30309
- Phone
- (404) 605-5699
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 4673680 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090114000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 95 Collier RD NW Ste 2055
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kyle Church, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730739459
- Cherie Holmes, NPNurse Practitioner1407556970
- Paul Hwangbo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063024404
- Andrew Maloney, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1356602056
- Kelli Salter, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1386853612
- Niyati Shah, PAPhysician Assistant1679336929
Verify Allan Pickens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 61933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,673.32
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Piedmont Cardiology OF Atlanta, LLCSnellville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Allan Pickens among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Allan Pickens, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Appelstein, MDAtlanta, GA 303091508029612
- Christian Bermudez, MDAtlanta, GA 303091083783179
- William Brown, MDAtlanta, GA 303091780649616
- Sagar Damle, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091891832176
- David Dean, MDAtlanta, GA 303091851391403
- John Gott, MDAtlanta, GA 303091558326918
- James Kauten, MDAtlanta, GA 303091336104744
- Saeid Khansarinia, MDAtlanta, GA 303091710974555
Common questions
What is Allan Pickens, MD's NPI number?
Allan Pickens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437165610, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Allan Pickens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Collier RD NW Ste 2055, Atlanta, GA, 30309. Phone: (404) 605-5699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Allan Pickens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 61933, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Allan Pickens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.