NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kwaku Oppong, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Hazlehurst, GA

Kwaku Oppong, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hazlehurst, Georgia, and NPI 1194210021, issued on Jun 23, 2018. Check the license 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
1194210021
Name
Kwaku Oppong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
ME155386 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
163 S Tallahassee St, Hazlehurst, GA 31539
Phone
(912) 375-7781
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221226000183); 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 163 S Tallahassee St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brandon Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1063491637
  2. Loryn Brown, PHARMDPharmacist1346026143
  3. William Chisholm, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1114905742
  4. Kai Hughes, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1093490351
  5. Alexis Leggett, PHARM DPharmacist1780304626
  6. Vijay Mahathre, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1528047016

Verify Kwaku Oppong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

494 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Kwaku Oppong494
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl53 claims
  2. Hydroxyzine Pamoate50 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl49 claims
  4. Lorazepam22 claims
  5. Vraylar22 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl21 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: $104.92

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kwaku Oppong$104.92
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Hospital Authority OF Jeff Davis County GeorgiaHazlehurst, GA
  2. Joe GarmonThomasville, GA

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

Kwaku Oppong among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia

Kwaku Oppong, MD is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 psychiatry physician record lists a practice address in Hazlehurst

They are 1 of the 88 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazlehurst, and 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mubbashir Khan, MDDouglas, GA 315331871639237
  2. Karuna Reddy, M.D.Douglas, GA 315331396748984
  3. Ruxandra Mares, MDKingsland, GA 315481053491381
  4. Gwendolyn Mercer, MDKingsland, GA 315481215002720
  5. Douglas Cooper, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315251255495131
  6. Robert Holland, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315251457494130
  7. Louis Barton, MDSt Simons Island, GA 315221467464438
  8. Stephanie Chapman, D.O.St Simons Island, GA 315221124256714

Common questions

What is Kwaku Oppong, MD's NPI number?

Kwaku Oppong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194210021, issued on Jun 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kwaku Oppong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 163 S Tallahassee St, Hazlehurst, GA, 31539. Phone: (912) 375-7781. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kwaku Oppong, MD's license?

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 Kwaku Oppong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kwaku Oppong, MD had 494 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.