NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David L. Edwards, M.D.

Specialist · Athens, GA

David L. Edwards, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1730253220, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 026511, 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
1730253220
Name
David L. Edwards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
026511 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Hawthorne Ave Ste O, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(678) 689-1100
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(678) 722-8206
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150227001467); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mississippi Medical College, 1989
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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

592 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. David Edwards592
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate110 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl62 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate50 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone37 claims
  5. Omeprazole33 claims
  6. Famotidine31 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $61.24

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Edwards$61.24
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Augusta Ent PCEvans, GA

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

David L. Edwards among 845 specialist records in Georgia

David L. Edwards, M.D. is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Georgia

There are 845 specialist records in Georgia.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Azeez Adeduntan, MDAthens, GA 306061538138326
  2. John BlankenshipAthens, GA 306061730160177
  3. Ruth Cline, M.D.Athens, GA 306061992861900
  4. Carlos Cossio, MDAthens, GA 306061033118781
  5. Andrew Herrin, M.D.Athens, GA 306061407912413
  6. Eugene Herrin, M.D.Athens, GA 306061578629564
  7. Douglas Imig, P.T.Athens, GA 306061063440352
  8. Walter Jarrett, M.D.Athens, GA 306061821154824

Common questions

What is David L. Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?

David L. Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730253220, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David L. Edwards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Hawthorne Ave Ste O, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (678) 689-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David L. Edwards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 026511, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David L. Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David L. Edwards, M.D. had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David L. Edwards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.