NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Blue Ridge, GA

Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Blue Ridge, Georgia, and NPI 1013199637, issued on Dec 5, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 66676, 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
1013199637
Name
Dean Dale Worthingstun
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
66676 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
980 E Main St, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Phone
(706) 946-7300
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2025
Fax
(706) 946-7305
Medicaid ID
003115964 GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110907001124); 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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Verify Dean Dale Worthingstun 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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dean Worthingstun406
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen123 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl88 claims
  3. Cephalexin78 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
  6. Meloxicam13 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): 97.7 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 score96.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.21

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dean Worthingstun$17.21
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Dean Dale Worthingstun among 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia

Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O. is one of 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 95% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 73 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin Barrett, MDGainesville, GA 305011295970978
  2. Travis Patterson, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011306285978
  3. David Katz, MDAthens, GA 306061407034531
  4. Michael Shuler, MDAthens, GA 306061497944565
  5. Bryce Gillespie, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421801805429
  6. Jeffrey Klugman, MDAtlanta, GA 303421588620256
  7. Gary Lourie, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421568410843
  8. Allan Peljovich, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421235187790

Common questions

What is Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O.'s NPI number?

Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013199637, issued on Dec 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 980 E Main St, Blue Ridge, GA, 30513. Phone: (706) 946-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 66676, 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 Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O. had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dean Dale Worthingstun, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.