Dennis Turner, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Atlanta, GA
Dennis Turner, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1720075625, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 015520, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis Turner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 015520 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 658-0008
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 526-9053
- Medicaid ID
- 000180727B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040830000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 Peachtree St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amanda Ailleo, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366935520
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Verify Dennis Turner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 015520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southside Medical Center, Inc.Atlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis Turner among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Dennis Turner, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Atlanta → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Cardona, MDAtlanta, GA 303081467638130
- S Davis, MDAtlanta, GA 303081053331066
- Latara Demps, MDAtlanta, GA 303081457361206
- Charles Finley, MDAtlanta, GA 303081336177211
- Kendra Grubb, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081265688006
- Eric Knauer, MDAtlanta, GA 303081841207917
- Edward Lin, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303081235155961
- Freda McCarter, MDAtlanta, GA 303081326046277
Common questions
What is Dennis Turner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis Turner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720075625, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis Turner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 658-0008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis Turner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 015520, 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 Turner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis Turner, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.