Andrew W. Pippas, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Columbus, GA
Andrew W. Pippas, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1831262922, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 053506, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew W. Pippas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 053506 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 320-8780
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 660-2583
- Medicaid IDs
- 009937965 AL
246604314A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040318000175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1831 5TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Raphael Atulo, PAPhysician Assistant1376018689
- Wilbur Bassett, MDMedical Oncology Physician1326111410
- Elizabeth Bussey, RDRegistered Dietitian1881767523
- Dhruv Chaudhary, M.DGastroenterology Physician1679968200
- Douglas Ciuba, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1427058502
- Angela Dumbuya, NPNurse Practitioner1912071614
Verify Andrew W. Pippas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 053506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
4,389 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 296 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole508 claims
- Letrozole425 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl176 claims
- Prednisone165 claims
- Gabapentin130 claims
- Promethazine Hcl112 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): 100 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: $424.08
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- The Medical Center, Inc.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew W. Pippas among 87 medical oncology physician records in Georgia
Andrew W. Pippas, MD is one of 87 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 87 medical oncology physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wilbur Bassett, MDColumbus, GA 319041326111410
- Antonio Rodriguez, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041841364460
- Amanda May, MDThomasville, GA 317921528177623
- Michael Alleyne, M.D,Moultrie, GA 317681558523746
- Swapna Narayana Rao Gari, MDValdosta, GA 316021891958021
- Samuel Ofori, M.DValdosta, GA 316021548285703
- Asit Jha, MDWaycross, GA 315011497745632
- John West, M.D.Savannah, GA 314061114247996
Common questions
What is Andrew W. Pippas, MD's NPI number?
Andrew W. Pippas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831262922, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew W. Pippas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 320-8780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew W. Pippas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 053506, 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 Andrew W. Pippas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew W. Pippas, MD had 4,389 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew W. Pippas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.