Cullen D. Morris, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Athens, GA
Cullen D. Morris, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1417964818, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 044285, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cullen D. Morris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 044285 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 475-1950
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 475-1955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060821000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cullen D. Morris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 044285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl32 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate23 claims
- Mupirocin22 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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): 91.7 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: $865.21
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Orthopedics LLC. 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
- Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cullen D. Morris among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Cullen D. Morris, MD 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
- Graduated1996 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Athens → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Magruder, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427354810
- Steven Scott, MDAthens, GA 306061306839444
- Vincent Maffei, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771437142569
- Chris Malone, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771679581474
- Jason Budde, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011992711915
- Karen Gersch, MDGainesville, GA 305011649294240
- John Hastings, MDGainesville, GA 305011174506869
- Matthew Janko, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011750708806
Common questions
What is Cullen D. Morris, MD's NPI number?
Cullen D. Morris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417964818, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cullen D. Morris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cullen D. Morris, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 044285, 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 Cullen D. Morris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cullen D. Morris, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cullen D. Morris, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.