Dennis E. Choat, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Fayetteville, GA
Dennis E. Choat, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Georgia, and NPI 1346298213, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 039069, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis E. Choat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 039069 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Highway 54 W Ste 500B, Fayetteville, GA 30214
- Phone
- (770) 719-5660
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 000779798G GA
009936605 AL
00779798A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1265 Highway 54 W Ste 500B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dennis E. Choat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 039069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
418 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl76 claims
- Metronidazole73 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 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): 98.5 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: $5,238.97
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- City OF Hope Medical Group OF Georgia LLCNewnan, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis E. Choat among 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Georgia
Dennis E. Choat, MD is one of 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 78 in Georgia → Every provider in Fayetteville → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ibrahim Adamu, MDNewnan, GA 302631013238245
- Jennifer Cronin, MDStockbridge, GA 302811093093718
- Paul Joyner, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811497945968
- Anastasiya Shchatsko, MDStockbridge, GA 302811992293690
- Evan Feldman, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091750530630
- Monica Hum, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091518959634
- Tonya Jordan, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091679761613
- Joseph Mareno, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091265687479
Common questions
What is Dennis E. Choat, MD's NPI number?
Dennis E. Choat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346298213, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis E. Choat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Highway 54 W Ste 500B, Fayetteville, GA, 30214. Phone: (770) 719-5660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis E. Choat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 039069, 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 Dennis E. Choat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis E. Choat, MD had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dennis E. Choat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.