Kenneth Copperwheat, DO
Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA
Kenneth Copperwheat, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1316393879, issued on May 13, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 92781, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Copperwheat
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 92781 GA
05-43987 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2737 Warm Springs RD Ste A, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 660-2950
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220901003534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Copperwheat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 92781Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt59 claims
- Omeprazole54 claims
- Ursodiol43 claims
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Sucralfate16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 91.7 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: $147.37
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Copperwheat among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Kenneth Copperwheat, DO is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
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- Jeremy Bryner, DOColumbus, GA 319041437647757
- Robert Edwards, DOColumbus, GA 319041750382545
- James Majors, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041699875963
- Clint Merritt, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041275910192
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Copperwheat, DO's NPI number?
Kenneth Copperwheat, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316393879, issued on May 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Copperwheat, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2737 Warm Springs RD Ste A, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 660-2950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Copperwheat, DO's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 92781, 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 Kenneth Copperwheat, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Copperwheat, DO had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Copperwheat, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.