NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John F. Michaels, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Waycross, GA

John F. Michaels, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Waycross, Georgia, and NPI 1356381917, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 029350, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356381917
Name
John F. Michaels
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
029350 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1707 Boulevard SQ, Waycross, GA 31501
Phone
(912) 490-0078
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2022
Fax
(912) 490-0048
Medicaid IDs
000383435F GA
000383435C GA
000383435N GA
000383435E GA
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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Verify John F. Michaels 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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,439 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. John Michaels4,439
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam532 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate341 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate303 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl219 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl208 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl192 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $88.41

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Michaels$88.41
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

John F. Michaels among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia

John F. Michaels, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia

There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lionel Bryan, MDWaycross, GA 315031447396890
  2. Fady Henein, MDWaycross, GA 315031265788079
  3. David Roth, M.D.Waycross, GA 315031801099783
  4. David Deuser, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201427237015
  5. David Faulk, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201053340539
  6. Lisa Hagberg, MDBrunswick, GA 315201831139377
  7. Andrew Hurayt, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201770753089
  8. Cristita Lim, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201962642793

Common questions

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

John F. Michaels, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356381917, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John F. Michaels, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1707 Boulevard SQ, Waycross, GA, 31501. Phone: (912) 490-0078. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Georgia license number 029350, 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 F. Michaels, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John F. Michaels, M.D. had 4,439 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John F. Michaels, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.