NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brent A. Flickinger, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Gainesville, GA

Brent A. Flickinger, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1902914872, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 059065, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902914872
Name
Brent A. Flickinger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
059065 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 S Enota Dr NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone
(770) 531-3711
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2025
Fax
(770) 531-3718
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070703000089); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2002
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 700 S Enota Dr NE

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

  1. Marta Bognar, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1336102425
  2. Emma Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1457173999
  3. William Chafin, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1225122716
  4. Stephen Elmore, MDRheumatology Physician1467891564
  5. Audrey Gibson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053346296
  6. Carrie Phillips, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104075415

Verify Brent A. Flickinger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
    Search for license 059065
    Check the board
  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
Open the Georgia license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024

5,477 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 307 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brent Flickinger5,477
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate793 claims
  2. Methotrexate694 claims
  3. Prednisone468 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl326 claims
  5. Gabapentin303 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl272 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): 96.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,047.99

210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brent Flickinger$4,047.99
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Southeastern Rheumatology AllianceGainesville, GA

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

Brent A. Flickinger among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia

Brent A. Flickinger, MD is one of 196 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 84% 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 · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Georgia

There are 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marta Bognar, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011336102425
  2. William Chafin, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011225122716
  3. Sylvia Dold, DOGainesville, GA 305011326088873
  4. Stephen Elmore, MDGainesville, GA 305011467891564
  5. Yashswee Kc, MDGainesville, GA 305011093202343
  6. Tracy Lovell, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011821066952
  7. Alok Sachdeva, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011750504262
  8. Huma Sohail, MDGainesville, GA 305011053527275

Common questions

What is Brent A. Flickinger, MD's NPI number?

Brent A. Flickinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902914872, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brent A. Flickinger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 S Enota Dr NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 531-3711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brent A. Flickinger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 059065, 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 Brent A. Flickinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brent A. Flickinger, MD had 5,477 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brent A. Flickinger, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.