Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Dalton, GA
Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1861548117, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 99050, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig R. Thayer
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 99050 GA
G62641 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Memorial Dr, Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706) 272-6596
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 272-6270
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251230001541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig R. Thayer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 99050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hamilton Medical Center, IncDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig R. Thayer among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Dalton → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Burns, MDDalton, GA 307201891776381
- Richard Fromm, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201477503258
- William Hardeman, DODalton, GA 307201750821310
- William Lumpkin, MDDalton, GA 307201346221223
- Eric Manahan, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201295785194
- Steven Paynter, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201184676520
- Rodovaldo Rodriguez, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201013998905
- Rebecca Torres, CSFACrandall, GA 307111770327660
Common questions
What is Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861548117, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Memorial Dr, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 272-6596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig R. Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 99050, 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.
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.