Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Springfield, GA
Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Georgia, and NPI 1730280512, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 032848, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Larkin Ratchford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 032848 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA 31329
- Phone
- (912) 754-7500
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 754-7505
- Medicaid ID
- 000431604F GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081208000386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1571 Highway 21 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emilee Dodd, PAPhysician Assistant1538852116
- Jacob Elliott, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174225411
- Nancy Flategraff, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346776002
- Jennifer Henson, PAPhysician Assistant1063448090
- Anna Horne, PAPhysician Assistant1942921135
- Kaitlyn Kelly, PAPhysician Assistant1023811270
Verify Joseph Larkin Ratchford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 032848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
18,647 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 692 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate527 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium523 claims
- Losartan Potassium463 claims
- Omeprazole426 claims
- Simvastatin392 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): 89.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,335.18
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Effingham Medical Partners, LLCSpringfield, GA
- Effingham Rehab Services, LLCPooler, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 7 of the 69 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 7 in Springfield → All 3,911 in Georgia → Every provider in Springfield →
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Common questions
What is Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730280512, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA, 31329. Phone: (912) 754-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 032848, 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 Larkin Ratchford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD had 18,647 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.