Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Washington, GA
Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Washington, Georgia, and NPI 1114154077, issued on Jun 18, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 069629, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cary Austin Sanders Hefty
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 069629 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 124 Gordon St, Washington, GA 30673
- Phone
- (706) 678-3793
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 003134599C GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130726000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 124 Gordon St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katharine Sanders, MDGeneral Practice Physician1164441150
Verify Cary Austin Sanders Hefty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 069629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
- Omeprazole67 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium57 claims
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Sertraline Hcl50 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 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): 91.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCWatkinsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Washington
They are 3 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114154077, issued on Jun 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 124 Gordon St, Washington, GA, 30673. Phone: (706) 678-3793. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 069629, 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 Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D. had 1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.