Amita Thakkar, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Cumming, GA
Amita Thakkar, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Cumming, Georgia, and NPI 1841446721, issued on Aug 12, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 80516, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amita Thakkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 80516 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Howard Farm Dr Ste 400, Cumming, GA 30041
- Phone
- (470) 747-3134
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 649-6219
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180821000917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amita Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 80516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,793 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate410 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate408 claims
- Prednisone256 claims
- Gabapentin178 claims
- Allopurinol130 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl111 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,488.59
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 2 group practices
- Laureate Medical Group AT Northside, LLCAlpharetta, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDunwoody, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amita Thakkar among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia
Amita Thakkar, M.D. is one of 196 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia.
All 196 in Georgia → Every provider in Cumming → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tej Bhavsar, MDCumming, GA 300401689725301
- Omar Khan, DOCumming, GA 300401144480310
- Jagindra Mangru, MDCumming, GA 300401922028034
- Kaitlin McDaniel, PA-CCumming, GA 300401124604889
- Sowmika Rao, MDCumming, GA 300401356862254
- Zohair Ahmed, D.OLawrenceville, GA 300441255780995
- Cynthia Elliott, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451720036957
- Nicholas Tiliakos, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451598755803
Common questions
What is Amita Thakkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amita Thakkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841446721, issued on Aug 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amita Thakkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Howard Farm Dr Ste 400, Cumming, GA, 30041. Phone: (470) 747-3134. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amita Thakkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 80516, 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.
How much does Amita Thakkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amita Thakkar, M.D. had 2,793 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amita Thakkar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.