George W. Shaak, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Atlanta, GA
George W. Shaak, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1043279003, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040229, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George W. Shaak
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 040229 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 980 Johnson FY RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 255-8304
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 256-4578
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060120000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George W. Shaak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 040229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northside Surgical Professional Services LLCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George W. Shaak among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
George W. Shaak, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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
- Jennifer Amerson, MDAtlanta, GA 303421326018219
- Charles Cummings, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421518926427
- John Daly, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421083673925
- George Daneker, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421518927854
- Bradley Davidson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421184611808
- Michael Hoffman, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421447219993
- Gary Ludi, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421235198284
- Keith Moore, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421154302784
Common questions
What is George W. Shaak, M.D.'s NPI number?
George W. Shaak, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043279003, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George W. Shaak, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 980 Johnson FY RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 255-8304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George W. Shaak, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 040229, 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 George W. Shaak, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George W. Shaak, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.