NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Watkinsville, GA

Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Watkinsville, Georgia, and NPI 1073891198, issued on Jul 22, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 75119, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073891198
Name
Julio Ernesto Pena
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
75119 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1360 Caduceus Way, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Phone
(706) 850-8135
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(706) 548-9101
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160726002622); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1360 Caduceus Way

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  6. Barbara D'Orio, MD, MPAPsychiatry Physician1750391470

Verify Julio Ernesto Pena in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,740 Medicare Part D claims for 496 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Julio Pena2,740
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate213 claims
  2. Hydralazine Hcl189 claims
  3. Calcitriol172 claims
  4. Furosemide163 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium123 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride113 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $272.08

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Julio Pena$272.08
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Georgia Kidney Consultants LLCWatkinsville, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Julio Ernesto Pena among 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia

Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D. is one of 417 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 343 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Georgia

There are 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sudha Lagudu, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771720583156
  2. Richard Baehler, MDGreensboro, GA 306421992808463
  3. Arun Kumar, M.DGreensboro, GA 306421225050057
  4. Juan Pimentel, M.D.Greensboro, GA 306421215923149
  5. Pradeep Chaganti, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201255680575
  6. David Dennard, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201578556379
  7. Rafael Duchesne, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201588657332
  8. Frank Newby, M.D., PH. DDalton, GA 307201801889696

Common questions

What is Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D.'s NPI number?

Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073891198, issued on Jul 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1360 Caduceus Way, Watkinsville, GA, 30677. Phone: (706) 850-8135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 75119, 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 Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julio Ernesto Pena, M.D. had 2,740 Medicare Part D claims for 496 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.