Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Gainesville, GA
Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1578773990, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 069981, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arun Thankachan Jacob
- Credential
- M.B.B.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 069981 GA
R-7823 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 219-6520
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 219-6521
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130813000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Brown, NP-CNurse Practitioner1770806820
- Catherine CarlsonPhysician Assistant1346656980
- Jay Hortenstine, M.D.Urology Physician1700802444
- Gregory Jackson, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1316177751
- Jonathan Kerrick, MDNeurology Physician1871565002
- Jarrett Kiesel, PASurgical Physician Assistant1831173418
Verify Arun Thankachan Jacob in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 069981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
800 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 330 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl163 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl93 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
- Cephalexin62 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl61 claims
- Methocarbamol57 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): 82.6 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: $44.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arun Thankachan Jacob among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia
Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S. is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 219 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zain Boghani, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011407199631
- Bryan Buster, MDGainesville, GA 305011881089050
- Betsy Grunch, MDGainesville, GA 305011265606644
- Nabil Muhanna, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011972588416
- Karl Schultz, MDGainesville, GA 305011558344507
- Tristan Stani, MDGainesville, GA 305011477811826
- Kevin Waits, MDGainesville, GA 305011912235888
- Bryan Barnes, MDAthens, GA 306061548281363
Common questions
What is Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?
Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578773990, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-6520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 069981, 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 Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S. had 800 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.