Clifford A. Cranford, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Newnan, GA
Clifford A. Cranford, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Newnan, Georgia, and NPI 1447234836, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 022738, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford A. Cranford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 022738 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 775 Poplar RD Ste 260, Newnan, GA 30265
- Phone
- (770) 502-2150
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00256055B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040622000608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 775 Poplar RD Ste 260
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Almon, M.D.Surgery Physician1801089206
- Joseph Morris, MDSurgery Physician1174740054
- Frank Powell, M.D.Surgery Physician1760466874
Verify Clifford A. Cranford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 022738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Colestipol Hcl91 claims
- Omeprazole90 claims
- Sucralfate67 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
- Famotidine36 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl27 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): 98.5 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: $224.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Piedmont Providers LLCNewnan, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
17 surgery physician records list a practice address in Newnan
They are 17 of the 1,638 NPPES records with a practice address in Newnan, and 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 17 in Newnan → All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Newnan →
Other surgery physician records in Georgia
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- Salah Abdel Jalil, M.D.Macon, GA1811421415
- Howard Abney, M.D.Watkinsville, GA1568809796
- John Adams, MDColumbus, GA1457472094
- Peter Adams, MDRome, GA1083843627
- Robert Aderhold, M.D.Albany, GA1447377080
- Dhaval Adhvaryu, MDAustell, GA1528070067
- Martha Aguilera, MDMarietta, GA1184697534
- Shelly Ahmann, MDAtlanta, GA1104935048
- Keide Akinola, MDSavannah, GA1104387760
Common questions
What is Clifford A. Cranford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifford A. Cranford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447234836, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford A. Cranford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 775 Poplar RD Ste 260, Newnan, GA, 30265. Phone: (770) 502-2150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford A. Cranford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 022738, 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 Clifford A. Cranford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford A. Cranford, M.D. had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clifford A. Cranford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.