Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gainesville, GA
Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1124267778, issued on Feb 5, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 057911, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin N. Puckett
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 057911 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 532-7202
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (678) 450-3778
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100910000931); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin N. Puckett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 057911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
742 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 383 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen241 claims
- Promethazine Hcl119 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Meloxicam32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl32 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): 85.6 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: $143.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Anika Therapeutics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDawsonville, GA
- Specialty Orthopaedics PCGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin N. Puckett among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Davis, MDGainesville, GA 305011659354413
- Harry Ferran, MDGainesville, GA 305011598788077
- Michael Gottsman, MDGainesville, GA 305011891718383
- R Hazel, MDGainesville, GA 305011023025632
- John Hemmer, M.DGainesville, GA 305011518958784
- Robert Marascalco, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011083695050
- Derek Moore, MDGainesville, GA 305011871516930
- Chad Muxlow, D.O.Gainesville, GA 305011649471764
Common questions
What is Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124267778, issued on Feb 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 532-7202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 057911, 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 Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D. had 742 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin N. Puckett, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.