Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA
Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1912947904, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 44762, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph J. Kaplan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 44762 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7901 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus, GA 31909
- Phone
- (706) 221-6800
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 221-6975
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040706001024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7901 Veterans Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph J. Kaplan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 44762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Acute Care EmergenceColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph J. Kaplan among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 1,685 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rose-Krystel Hegngi, MDColumbus, GA 319091366902215
- Jack Sherrer, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091982065777
- Jonathan Thomas, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091013363688
- Julia Ashley, MDColumbus, GA 319061679591085
- Meghan Galer, MDColumbus, GA 319061619276995
- Michael Borsuk, DOFort Benning, GA 319051407449432
- Adele Clifford, MDFort Benning, GA 319051992446504
- Joel Fahling, MDFort Benning, GA 319051518404565
Common questions
What is Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912947904, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus, GA, 31909. Phone: (706) 221-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 44762, 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 J. Kaplan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph J. Kaplan, M.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.