Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP
Family Medicine Physician · Dalton, GA
Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1972185999, issued on Apr 28, 2021. Check the license (Georgia RN238623, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Foster McKinish
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- RN238623 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Brothers LN Apt 1006, Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706) 455-8577
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211029000275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur Foster McKinish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license RN238623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide72 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Allopurinol52 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate35 claims
- Lisinopril35 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,178.22
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Nephrology And Hypertension Specialists PCDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur Foster McKinish among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP is one of 3,951 family medicine 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 2021, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dalton
They are 28 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 3,951 in Georgia → Every provider in Dalton → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Derek Heldzinger, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201336442037
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Common questions
What is Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP's NPI number?
Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972185999, issued on Apr 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Brothers LN Apt 1006, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 455-8577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN238623, 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 Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur Foster McKinish, FNP had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.