Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Blountstown, FL
Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blountstown, Florida, and NPI 1275507170, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME71226, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Wayne Skipper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME71226 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17808 NE Charlie Johns St, Blountstown, FL 32424
- Phone
- (850) 674-4524
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (850) 674-2300
- Medicaid ID
- 254802000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080128000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17808 NE Charlie Johns St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gerald Wayne Skipper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME71226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,877 Medicare Part D claims for 695 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium585 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium475 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate426 claims
- Lisinopril376 claims
- Omeprazole340 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium335 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $997.55
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncBlountstown, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Wayne Skipper among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Blountstown
They are 7 of the 102 NPPES records with a practice address in Blountstown, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jared Barber, MDBlountstown, FL 324241104486588
- Clifford Bristol, M.D.Blountstown, FL 324241225002132
- Melissa Chamberlain, APRNBlountstown, FL 324241609907914
- Laura Davis, MDBlountstown, FL 324241982042735
- Teressa Edenfield, ARNPBlountstown, FL 324241487628392
- Kevin Hornsby, M.D.Blountstown, FL 324241619908910
- Leisa Bailey, M.D.Bonifay, FL 324251851314330
- Kyle Contini, M.D.Bonifay, FL 324251336400266
Common questions
What is Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275507170, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17808 NE Charlie Johns St, Blountstown, FL, 32424. Phone: (850) 674-4524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME71226, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D. had 11,877 Medicare Part D claims for 695 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerald Wayne Skipper, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.