Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Macon, GA
Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1518385152, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Georgia 080965, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benita Hurd Cheatham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- 080965 GA
S3136 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone
- (478) 633-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180918001589); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 777 Hemlock St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benita Hurd Cheatham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 080965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl24 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 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: $17.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 4 group practices
- American Anesthesiology Associates OF Georgia LLCMacon, GA
- Dpi OF Georgia LLCCartersville, GA
- Mak Anesthesia Georgia, LLCSandy Springs, GA
- Mak Anesthesia Holdings, LLCAustell, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
46 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Macon
They are 46 of the 3,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Macon, and 1,410 anesthesiology physician records in Georgia.
All 46 in Macon → All 1,410 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon →
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Common questions
What is Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD's NPI number?
Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518385152, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 633-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 080965, 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 Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benita Hurd Cheatham, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benita Hurd Cheatham, 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.