NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Covington, GA

Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Georgia, and NPI 1144531211, issued on Jun 23, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 076599, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144531211
Name
Clifton Gregrory Meals
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
076599 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 204, Covington, GA 30014
Phone
(678) 766-8999
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2023
Fax
(678) 625-2168
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161024000246); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 204

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tiffany Blamble, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124682281
  2. Brandy Dodge, ATCSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1780006031
  3. Kate Heinlein, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1912268244
  4. Keisha Maloney, MDRheumatology Physician1992996540
  5. Matt Mathew, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1295199073
  6. Ashna Parti, DOInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1962459198

Verify Clifton Gregrory Meals in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

198 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.

  1. Clifton Meals198
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl53 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone28 claims
  4. Ibuprofen14 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): 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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Esop Rehabilitation LLCSnellville, GA
  2. Piedmont Orthopedics, LLCCovington, GA

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

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia.

Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia

  1. Randall Alexander, M.D.Atlanta, GA1780600262
  2. Jarrad Barber, MDRome, GA1962739037
  3. Justin Barrett, MDGainesville, GA1295970978
  4. Robert Blackwell, MDMacon, GA1942310180
  5. Sean Blake, D.O.Columbus, GA1497067540
  6. Andy Chang, MDAtlanta, GA1912393455
  7. Alain Czaykowsky, MDLawrenceville, GA1902963317
  8. Leonard D'Addesi, MDCartersville, GA1548462179
  9. John Dalton, M.D.Atlanta, GA1609892181
  10. Phani Dantuluri, M.D.Atlanta, GA1093751133

Common questions

What is Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D.'s NPI number?

Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144531211, issued on Jun 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 204, Covington, GA, 30014. Phone: (678) 766-8999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 076599, 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 Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D. had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Clifton Gregrory Meals, M.D.'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.