Chris Edward Malone, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Watkinsville, GA
Chris Edward Malone, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Watkinsville, Georgia, and NPI 1679581474, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 038295, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Edward Malone
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 038295 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1181 Langford Dr, Watkinsville, GA 30677
- Phone
- (706) 850-3444
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 850-3448
- Medicaid ID
- 863074953B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050210000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Edward Malone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 038295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam44 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $284.13
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Northside Surgical Professional Services LLCCumming, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris Edward Malone among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Chris Edward Malone, M.D. is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Watkinsville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vincent Maffei, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771437142569
- Yuda Liu, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201629311451
- Jonathan Magruder, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427354810
- Cullen Morris, MDAthens, GA 306061417964818
- Steven Scott, MDAthens, GA 306061306839444
- Jason Budde, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011992711915
- Karen Gersch, MDGainesville, GA 305011649294240
- John Hastings, MDGainesville, GA 305011174506869
Common questions
What is Chris Edward Malone, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris Edward Malone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679581474, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Edward Malone, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1181 Langford Dr, Watkinsville, GA, 30677. Phone: (706) 850-3444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Edward Malone, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 038295, 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 Chris Edward Malone, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Edward Malone, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chris Edward Malone, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 of 100. 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.