NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Dominic Hetzel, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Augusta, GA

John Dominic Hetzel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1346975992, issued on Jul 19, 2022. Check the license (Georgia 16486, 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
1346975992
Name
John Dominic Hetzel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
16486 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 15TH St # BI5070, Augusta, GA 30912
Phone
(706) 721-2423
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2024
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 1120 15TH St # BI5070

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Verify John Dominic Hetzel 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Hetzel38
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $220.58

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. 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 Hetzel$220.58
  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.

John Dominic Hetzel among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

John Dominic Hetzel, 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

335 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Augusta

They are 335 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shilpa Brown, MDAugusta, GA 309121801906524
  2. Egidio Del Fabbro, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121679679815
  3. Robert Dollinger, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121346308244
  4. David Fallaw, MDAugusta, GA 309121437370939
  5. Ruth-Marie Fincher, MDAugusta, GA 309121487764932
  6. Jaspal Gujral, MDAugusta, GA 309121104936558
  7. Rene Harper, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121710055132
  8. Christos Hatzigeorgiou, DOAugusta, GA 309121831189752

Common questions

What is John Dominic Hetzel, MD's NPI number?

John Dominic Hetzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346975992, issued on Jul 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Dominic Hetzel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH St # BI5070, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-2423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Dominic Hetzel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 16486, 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 Dominic Hetzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Dominic Hetzel, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.