Eric J. Betts, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · La Fayette, GA
Eric J. Betts, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Fayette, Georgia, and NPI 1336132679, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 82964, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric J. Betts
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 82964 GA
01050866A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 611 E Villanow St, La Fayette, GA 30728
- Phone
- (706) 638-1606
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 638-9987
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190930002763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 611 E Villanow St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica BanksFamily Nurse Practitioner1336870765
- Emily Elswick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568910461
- Aubry Knight, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1780152421
- Diana Morrison, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861977381
- Teddy Scoggins, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275510851
- Richard Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376520874
Verify Eric J. Betts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 82964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,879 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 228 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium814 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate515 claims
- Lisinopril440 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium431 claims
- Gabapentin343 claims
- Omeprazole343 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): 94.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,426.12
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChickamauga, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric J. Betts among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Eric J. Betts, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Fayette
They are 9 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in La Fayette, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Thomas Garcia, DOLa Fayette, GA 307281710144324
- Aloysius Mangan, MDLa Fayette, GA 307281801861935
- Teddy Scoggins, MDLa Fayette, GA 307281275510851
- George Shaw, MDLa Fayette, GA 307281366485948
- Richard Smith, MDLa Fayette, GA 307281376520874
- Suzanne Storey, MDLa Fayette, GA 307281346225919
Common questions
What is Eric J. Betts, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric J. Betts, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336132679, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric J. Betts, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 E Villanow St, La Fayette, GA, 30728. Phone: (706) 638-1606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric J. Betts, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 82964, 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 Eric J. Betts, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric J. Betts, M.D. had 12,879 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric J. Betts, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.