Geoffrey Vester, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbus, GA
Geoffrey Vester, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1811383763, issued on Apr 7, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 86320, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Geoffrey Vester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 86320 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 16TH Ave, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (706) 320-3770
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 320-3772
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200803002896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Geoffrey Vester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 86320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $395.83
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- East Alabama Physicians, LLCOpelika, AL
- St Francis Physician Practices LLCColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Geoffrey Vester among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Geoffrey Vester, MD is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
All 1,291 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Iveta Boyanchek, MDColumbus, GA 319011487621215
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- Brittany Fortune, MDColumbus, GA 319011194388264
- William Hudson, MDColumbus, GA 319011922064914
- Jayashree John, MDColumbus, GA 319011003012915
- Rizwan Khan, D.O.Columbus, GA 319011134340052
- David Mieles, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011033115621
Common questions
What is Geoffrey Vester, MD's NPI number?
Geoffrey Vester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811383763, issued on Apr 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Geoffrey Vester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 16TH Ave, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 320-3770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Geoffrey Vester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 86320, 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 Geoffrey Vester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Geoffrey Vester, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.