Catherine Schwender, MD
Urology Physician · Watkinsville, GA
Catherine Schwender, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Watkinsville, Georgia, and NPI 1174628127, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 059189, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Schwender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 059189 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 Golden Way, Watkinsville, GA 30677
- Phone
- (706) 612-9401
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 612-9420
- Medicaid IDs
- 664249432J GA
664249432K GA
664249432L GA
664249432I GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071212000259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 400 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1150 Golden Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samuel BelknapUrology Physician1073957783
- Ivey Broxton, NPNurse Practitioner1073700886
- Robert Byrne, M.D.Urology Physician1902805765
- Alan Carnes, M.D.Urology Physician1295140747
- Robert Clower, M.D.Urology Physician1437243177
- Christian Ericson, MDUrology Physician1801459664
Verify Catherine Schwender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 059189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
2,994 Medicare Part D claims for 806 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Myrbetriq282 claims
- Gemtesa209 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate196 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er196 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl193 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro176 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): 81.2 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: $560.34
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Athens Area Urology PCWatkinsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Schwender among 400 urology physician records in Georgia
Catherine Schwender, MD is one of 400 urology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 83% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 urology physician records list a practice address in Watkinsville
They are 8 of the 723 NPPES records with a practice address in Watkinsville, and 400 urology physician records in Georgia.
All 400 in Georgia → Every provider in Watkinsville → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel BelknapWatkinsville, GA 306771073957783
- Robert Byrne, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771902805765
- Alan Carnes, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771295140747
- Robert Clower, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771437243177
- Christian Ericson, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771801459664
- Matthew Steele, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771508180324
- Gary Walton, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771902804784
- F. Nicholson, M.D.Monroe, GA 306551003816166
Common questions
What is Catherine Schwender, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Schwender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174628127, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Schwender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Golden Way, Watkinsville, GA, 30677. Phone: (706) 612-9401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Schwender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 059189, 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 Catherine Schwender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Schwender, MD had 2,994 Medicare Part D claims for 806 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Schwender, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.