Joshua S. Newton, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Thomasville, GA
Joshua S. Newton, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Thomasville, Georgia, and NPI 1912129750, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 062578, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua S. Newton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 062578 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2282 E. Pinetree Blvd., Thomasville, GA 31792
- Phone
- (229) 226-6000
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Fax
- (229) 226-5859
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100111000602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Joshua S. Newton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 062578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,072 Medicare Part D claims for 1,027 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost897 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine349 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate315 claims
- Ofloxacin240 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol207 claims
- Lotemax Sm169 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $702.25
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Georgia-Florida Eye Centers, P.C.Moultrie, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joshua S. Newton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua S. Newton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912129750, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua S. Newton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2282 E. Pinetree Blvd., Thomasville, GA, 31792. Phone: (229) 226-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua S. Newton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 062578, 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 Joshua S. Newton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua S. Newton, M.D. had 4,072 Medicare Part D claims for 1,027 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua S. Newton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.