Charles Cha, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cartersville, GA
Charles Cha, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cartersville, Georgia, and NPI 1588626113, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 049531, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Cha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 049531 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Medical Dr NE, Cartersville, GA 30121
- Phone
- (770) 386-5221
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00800578C GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15 Medical Dr NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eddie Atwell, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1881694578
- Corinne Baker, ATC/LAthletic Trainer1407871932
- John Brunette, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1508828138
- Elizabeth Farmer, PT, ATCPhysical Therapist1386642072
- David Hubbell, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1205930708
- Laurene McAfee, RN, CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063474104
Verify Charles Cha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 049531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
972 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 430 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl200 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen144 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl134 claims
- Prednisone97 claims
- Gabapentin77 claims
- Meloxicam70 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $569.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Georgia Bone And Joint Surgeons, P.C.Cartersville, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncCartersville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Cha among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Charles Cha, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Cartersville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eddie Atwell, MDCartersville, GA 301211881694578
- Matthew Broggi, MDCartersville, GA 301211083110977
- John Brunette, MDCartersville, GA 301211508828138
- Scott Gillogly, M.D.Cartersville, GA 301211477587723
- Thad Riddle, MDCartersville, GA 301211265494397
- Bradford Wall, MDCartersville, GA 301211568684975
- Gregory Crawley, M.D.Cartersville, GA 301201194716423
- Richard Maguire, M.DCartersville, GA 301201861408254
Common questions
What is Charles Cha, MD's NPI number?
Charles Cha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588626113, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Cha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Medical Dr NE, Cartersville, GA, 30121. Phone: (770) 386-5221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Cha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 049531, 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 Charles Cha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Cha, MD had 972 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Cha, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.