Don L. Abernethy, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Commerce, GA
Don L. Abernethy, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Commerce, Georgia, and NPI 1013957844, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 39989, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Don L. Abernethy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 39989 GA
16791 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 Medical Center Dr, Commerce, GA 30529
- Phone
- (706) 335-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 335-7701
- Medicaid ID
- 167919 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Don L. Abernethy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 39989Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone143 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate69 claims
- Potassium Chloride60 claims
- Tramadol Hcl53 claims
- Ondansetron Odt51 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.
Don L. Abernethy among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Don L. Abernethy, MD is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Commerce
They are 2 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Commerce, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Eberhardt, MDCommerce, GA 305291942374574
- Marc Chetta, M.D.Clarkesville, GA 305231528045655
- Steven Rector, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351831176981
- Keith Vrabec, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351811948326
- Arvind Chakravarthy, M.D.Buford, GA 305191578883294
- Stephen Crabtree, DOBuford, GA 305181356315709
- Adaora Osakwe, MDFlowery Branch, GA 305421023219342
- Paul Conrad, MDBlue Ridge, GA 305131316982911
Common questions
What is Don L. Abernethy, MD's NPI number?
Don L. Abernethy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013957844, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Don L. Abernethy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Medical Center Dr, Commerce, GA, 30529. Phone: (706) 335-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Don L. Abernethy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 39989, 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 Don L. Abernethy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Don L. Abernethy, MD had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.