Joel Matthias Biester, MD
Surgery Physician · Augusta, GA
Joel Matthias Biester, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1386139624, issued on Jun 28, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 100353, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Matthias Biester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 100353 GA
52662 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-8623
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 721-1459
- Medicaid ID
- 526620 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230515002224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Matthias Biester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 100353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 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): 96.1 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: $128.45
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joel Matthias Biester among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Joel Matthias Biester, MD 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 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Joel Matthias Biester, MD's NPI number?
Joel Matthias Biester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386139624, issued on Jun 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Matthias Biester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-8623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Matthias Biester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 100353, 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 Joel Matthias Biester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Matthias Biester, MD had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Matthias Biester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.