NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Jerome Ekong, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Conyers, GA

John Jerome Ekong, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Conyers, Georgia, and NPI 1831536036, issued on May 29, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 84857, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831536036
Name
John Jerome Ekong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
84857 GA
54874 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1412 Milstead Ave NE Ste 100, Conyers, GA 30012
Phone
(770) 918-3000
Enumerated
May 29, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220824002438); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1412 Milstead Ave NE Ste 100

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

  1. Christopher Couey, PAPhysician Assistant1467951707
  2. Nicholai Henry, MDVascular Surgery Physician1568921427
  3. Pratikkumar Patel, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1356789200
  4. Kathryn Swanson, MDVascular Surgery Physician1427555986
  5. Akeba Thompson, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1679163505
  6. Antisia Thompson-Pearsall, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1457840340

Verify John Jerome Ekong 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Ekong409
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil34 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  4. Prednisone23 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide17 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $65.52

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.

  1. John Ekong$65.52
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
  2. Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboro, KY
  3. Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians LLCConyers, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Jerome Ekong among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

John Jerome Ekong, MD 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 2013, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

50 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Conyers

They are 50 of the 1,345 NPPES records with a practice address in Conyers, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marshall Almand, MDConyers, GA 300121033204748
  2. Sonia Camphor, MDConyers, GA 300121285670166
  3. Amanda Davis Herin, M.D.Conyers, GA 300121356377154
  4. James De Give, MDConyers, GA 300121457446171
  5. Elizabeth Degive, MDConyers, GA 300121619062338
  6. John Entrekin, MDConyers, GA 300121336234053
  7. Babajide Falana, M.D.Conyers, GA 300121003867334
  8. Debora Goodrich, DOConyers, GA 300121245325968

Common questions

What is John Jerome Ekong, MD's NPI number?

John Jerome Ekong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831536036, issued on May 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Jerome Ekong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1412 Milstead Ave NE Ste 100, Conyers, GA, 30012. Phone: (770) 918-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Jerome Ekong, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 84857, 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 Jerome Ekong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Jerome Ekong, MD had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.