NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Cross, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Griffin, GA

Brian Cross, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Griffin, Georgia, and NPI 1720082613, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 043190, 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
1720082613
Name
Brian Cross
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
043190 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 S 8TH St Ste 200, Griffin, GA 30224
Phone
(770) 227-1587
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2024
Fax
(770) 227-1485
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101026000331); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 619 S 8TH St Ste 200

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

  1. Loren Bland, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649468844
  2. Emily BurnsPhysician Assistant1619592284
  3. Jeannie English, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275987554
  4. Katie Folds, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1205416195
  5. Kimberly Glass, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1497119101
  6. Melissa Hinton, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1104370501

Verify Brian Cross 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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,343 Medicare Part D claims for 984 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 994 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Cross14,343
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium849 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate548 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen382 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl341 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium335 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa317 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $560.82

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Cross$560.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA

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

Brian Cross among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Brian Cross, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Griffin

They are 23 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in Griffin, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mahmood Ahmed, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241902800899
  2. Gerald Bohn, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241811991706
  3. Jerry Bush, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241952424848
  4. Mark Crump, MDGriffin, GA 302241558362897
  5. Krishna Gali, MDGriffin, GA 302241740601566
  6. Robert Hall, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241316941396
  7. Charles Hitson, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241407850480
  8. Ashok Kumar Kanugula, M.DGriffin, GA 302241487919908

Common questions

What is Brian Cross, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Cross, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720082613, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Cross, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 S 8TH St Ste 200, Griffin, GA, 30224. Phone: (770) 227-1587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Cross, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 043190, 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 Brian Cross, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Cross, M.D. had 14,343 Medicare Part D claims for 984 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.