NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Atlanta, GA

Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A. is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1477661635, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (Georgia RN137958, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477661635
Name
Christopher Joe Hicks
Credential
C.R.N.A.
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN137958 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
993-D Johnson Ferry RD., Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone
(404) 250-1153
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070427000278); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Hicks$17.68
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. North Atlanta Anesthesia Professionals, LLCAtlanta, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Joe Hicks among 1,979 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Georgia

Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A. is one of 1,979 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2013 among the 1,438 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 367500000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist providers in Georgia

There are 1,979 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Georgia.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Adams, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421154317881
  2. Dena Bass, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421447246103
  3. Margaret Bravick, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421720074404
  4. Carol Brooks, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421558357269
  5. Cynthia Davis, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421740276476
  6. Bonita Goglia, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421659367381
  7. Jennise Kelson, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421437145166
  8. Linda McGalliard, CRNAAtlanta, GA 303421144216870

Common questions

What is Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A.'s NPI number?

Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477661635, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 993-D Johnson Ferry RD., Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 250-1153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN137958, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Christopher Joe Hicks, C.R.N.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.