John R. Ehret, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Covington, GA
John R. Ehret, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Georgia, and NPI 1760470124, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 046847, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Ehret
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 046847 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401, Covington, GA 30014
- Phone
- (678) 342-8660
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00836415A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100623000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401
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Verify John R. Ehret in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 046847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,487 Medicare Part D claims for 792 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 288 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate413 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium367 claims
- Metformin Hcl258 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium236 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium216 claims
- Lisinopril215 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): 90.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Esop Rehabilitation LLCConyers, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncCovington, GA
- Piedmont Medical Care CorporationCovington, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John R. Ehret among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
John R. Ehret, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 19 of the 819 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is John R. Ehret, M.D.'s NPI number?
John R. Ehret, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760470124, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Ehret, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401, Covington, GA, 30014. Phone: (678) 342-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Ehret, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 046847, 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 R. Ehret, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John R. Ehret, M.D. had 7,487 Medicare Part D claims for 792 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John R. Ehret, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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), 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.