Joseph Spears Tingen, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Augusta, GA
Joseph Spears Tingen, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1649650896, issued on Jun 3, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 92918, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Spears Tingen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 92918 GA
LL38315S SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 774-7022
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2023
- Fax
- (706) 774-7023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240327003771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Anastasi, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1285691113
- Zachary Baker, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1235364951
- Darlene Batastini, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538435086
- Julyn BurtonFamily Nurse Practitioner1649534314
- Bradley Carr, NPNurse Practitioner1407036585
- Anh Do, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1912403866
Verify Joseph Spears Tingen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 92918Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
500 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel102 claims
- Eliquis82 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Tramadol Hcl55 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Cilostazol28 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): 90.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $484.70
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 one group practice
- Piedmont Cardiology OF Atlanta, LLCAiken, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Spears Tingen among 185 vascular surgery physician records in Georgia
Joseph Spears Tingen, MD is one of 185 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 185 vascular surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 185 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Frederick, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011932303815
- Marat Goldenberg, MDAugusta, GA 309011336190552
- William Hiltz, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011689867897
- Aaron Hurd, MDAugusta, GA 309011588829055
- Robert Johnson, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011467450742
- Benjamin Powell, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011619210119
- Houman Tamaddon, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011609096585
- Louie Griffin, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041154332443
Common questions
What is Joseph Spears Tingen, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Spears Tingen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649650896, issued on Jun 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Spears Tingen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 774-7022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Spears Tingen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 92918, 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 Spears Tingen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Spears Tingen, MD had 500 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Spears Tingen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.