Joseph C. Hand, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Glennville, GA
Joseph C. Hand, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Glennville, Georgia, and NPI 1922057660, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 049984, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph C. Hand
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 049984 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002 N Downing Musgrove Hwy, Glennville, GA 30427
- Phone
- (912) 654-4599
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 000914009B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060810000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph C. Hand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 049984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Cephalexin11 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): 73.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Southland Bainbridge Hospitalist Group, LLCBainbridge, GA
- Southland Optim Screven Emergency Medical Services LLCSylvania, GA
- Tattnall Hospital Company LLCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph C. Hand among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Joseph C. Hand, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Glennville
They are 1 of the 46 NPPES records with a practice address in Glennville, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Joseph C. Hand, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph C. Hand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922057660, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph C. Hand, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 N Downing Musgrove Hwy, Glennville, GA, 30427. Phone: (912) 654-4599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph C. Hand, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 049984, 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 Joseph C. Hand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph C. Hand, M.D. had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph C. Hand, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.