Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Commerce, GA
Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Commerce, Georgia, and NPI 1144314105, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 053646, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Heard Suarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 053646 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 687 Hospital RD, Commerce, GA 30529
- Phone
- (706) 335-7909
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 852242010D GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 687 Hospital RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joanna Heard Suarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 053646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 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: $549.62
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Joanna Heard Suarez among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia
Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D. is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Commerce
They are 2 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Commerce, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.
All 2,258 in Georgia → Every provider in Commerce → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Narayan Shetty, MD FAAPCommerce, GA 305291609804434
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- Louis Fuerstman, MDClayton, GA 305251558398438
- Belinda Miller Topa, M.D.Dahlonega, GA 305331699748384
- Allina Concepcion Espinosa, D.O.Dawsonville, GA 305341528590866
- Renee Waters, M.D.Dawsonville, GA 305341144299918
- Maribel Miller, MDClarkesville, GA 305231285711473
- Kurt Schulz, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351225014368
Common questions
What is Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144314105, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 687 Hospital RD, Commerce, GA, 30529. Phone: (706) 335-7909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 053646, 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 Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Heard Suarez, M.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.