Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Tifton, GA
Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tifton, Georgia, and NPI 1396731162, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 055515, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Jean Felton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 055515 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2227 US Highway 41 N, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone
- (229) 391-4100
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823000441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Jean Felton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 055515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate185 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate182 claims
- Gabapentin105 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium90 claims
- Prednisone90 claims
- Xeljanz Xr63 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): 78.4 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: $2,110.13
97 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.
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
- Tift Regional Health System IncTifton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn Jean Felton among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia
Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
All 196 in Georgia → Every provider in Tifton → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Mossell, D.O.Tifton, GA 317941720195837
- James Hunt, DOThomasville, GA 317921083811442
- Victor McMillanThomasville, GA 317921679542013
- Nilofer Ahsan, MDAlbany, GA 317011245338615
- Yaseen Aleatany, MDColumbus, GA 319011326569815
- Sunita Sharma, MDColumbus, GA 319011285296392
- Huma Ahmed, MDColumbus, GA 319041972616241
- Jaime Vivas, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041700981503
Common questions
What is Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396731162, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2227 US Highway 41 N, Tifton, GA, 31794. Phone: (229) 391-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 055515, 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 Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D. had 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 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.