NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Hicks, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Athens, GA

Brandon Hicks, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1104804491, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 46683, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104804491
Name
Brandon Hicks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
46683 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1230 Baxter St, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 543-3449
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041202000671); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1230 Baxter St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nathaniel Aguar, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790279149
  2. Omoleye Akinsola, MDHospitalist Physician1568985844
  3. Stephanie Bagwell, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1780257105
  4. Jessica Bane, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316186224
  5. Lisa Barbiero, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1831140649
  6. John Barton, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1619956679

Verify Brandon Hicks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

321 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brandon Hicks321
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir35 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt31 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
  4. Prednisone17 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
  6. Meclizine Hcl12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Athens Clarke Medical Enterprises LLCAthens, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brandon Hicks among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Brandon Hicks, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens

They are 39 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Atchley, MDAthens, GA 306061669454724
  2. Andrew Barnett, MDAthens, GA 306061629050422
  3. Todd Bell, MDAthens, GA 306061518949916
  4. Christopher Bostdorff, MDAthens, GA 306061366425613
  5. Patricia Burgess, MDAthens, GA 306061619959467
  6. John Butler, MDAthens, GA 306061033191804
  7. Clayton Dunford, MDAthens, GA 306061750363438
  8. Carolann Eisenhart, MDAthens, GA 306061265414940

Common questions

What is Brandon Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brandon Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104804491, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Hicks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1230 Baxter St, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 543-3449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Hicks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 46683, 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 Brandon Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Hicks, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.