Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

John Cope, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Demorest, GA

John Cope, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Demorest, Georgia, and NPI 1609878974, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 040644, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1609878974
Name
John Cope
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
040644 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
590 Historic Hwy 441 N, Demorest, GA 30535
Phone
(706) 754-5511
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 590 Historic Hwy 441 N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tabatha Anderson, RN,MSN,FNPCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1427248731
  2. James Spoden, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1679503833

Verify John Cope in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

16,562 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 402 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Cope16,562
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium757 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium601 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium568 claims
  4. Omeprazole557 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate520 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium500 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%79.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $595.56

33 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Cope$595.56
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Family Practice OF Habersham PCDemorest, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

12 internal medicine physician records list a Demorest practice address

They are 12 of the 192 NPPES records with a Demorest practice address, and 4,653 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

Other internal medicine physician records in Georgia

  1. Karam A.alabed, MDRome, GA1871410969
  2. Ugochi Abazie, M.DRiverdale, GA1700634870
  3. Muhammad Abbasi, M.D.Covington, GA1962496893
  4. Rahat AbbasiAugusta, GA1578057261
  5. Diane Abby Burr, D.O.Carrollton, GA1255374278
  6. Bsmah Abdalslam, M.DAustell, GA1598013492
  7. Eltigani Abdelhai, MDGainesville, GA1538233531
  8. Maged Abdelmalik, M.D.Folkston, GA1770558470
  9. Mohammed Abdu, MDAtlanta, GA1760696520
  10. Maher Abdulla, M.D.Warner Robins, GA1316997489

Common questions

What is John Cope, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Cope, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609878974, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Cope, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 590 Historic Hwy 441 N, Demorest, GA, 30535. Phone: (706) 754-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Cope, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 040644, 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 John Cope, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Cope, M.D. had 16,562 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Cope, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.