Mark Kats, MD
Nephrology Physician · Gainesville, GA
Mark Kats, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1215140355, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 061275, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Kats
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 061275 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 536-9864
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080929000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mark Kats in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 061275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,387 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol877 claims
- Losartan Potassium389 claims
- Farxiga376 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Furosemide170 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide147 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): 82.8 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: $128.63
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Akebia 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.
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
- Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Associates And Clinic, LLCGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Kats among 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia
Mark Kats, MD 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% 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 updated2010 · 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.
All 417 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deepak Aggarwal, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011962687483
- Prashant Amin, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011740421783
- Lalitha Bandi, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011942203138
- Sohail Ejaz, MDGainesville, GA 305011942263678
- Ernest Han, MDGainesville, GA 305011942357744
- Sunitha Kalyanam, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011639388903
- Rahim Kassamali, MDGainesville, GA 305011932162641
- Omar Mushfiq, MD, MPHGainesville, GA 305011225068034
Common questions
What is Mark Kats, MD's NPI number?
Mark Kats, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215140355, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Kats, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 536-9864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Kats, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 061275, 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 Mark Kats, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Kats, MD had 3,387 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Kats, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.