Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD
Surgery Physician · Atlanta, GA
Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1982198461, issued on Jun 19, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 104937, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lea Elizabeth Hoefer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 104937 GA
12507267 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Grady Memorial Hospital 69 Jesse Hill JR. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
- Phone
- (404) 251-8915
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2026
- Fax
- (404) 523-3931
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lea Elizabeth Hoefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 104937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
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: $293.32
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avita Medical Americas, Llc. 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.
Lea Elizabeth Hoefer among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD 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 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elliot Bishop, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031154769008
- Millard Davis, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031790073872
- Larry Hobson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031235177387
- Shaneeta Johnson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031093995334
- Laura Johnson, MDAtlanta, GA 303031407014319
- Kmarie King, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031710951710
- Arthur Lee, MDAtlanta, GA 303031295714574
- Yuk Ming Liu, MDAtlanta, GA 303031730341553
Common questions
What is Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD's NPI number?
Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982198461, issued on Jun 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Grady Memorial Hospital 69 Jesse Hill JR. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA, 30303. Phone: (404) 251-8915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 104937, 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 Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lea Elizabeth Hoefer, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.