NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Saint Marys, GA

Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Marys, Georgia, and NPI 1457610917, issued on May 3, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 80932, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457610917
Name
Michael Christopher Yonz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
80932 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2060 Dan Proctor Dr Ste 1400, Saint Marys, GA 31558
Phone
(912) 576-6355
Enumerated
May 3, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2026
Fax
(912) 576-6393
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181103000011); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2012
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 2060 Dan Proctor Dr Ste 1400

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

  1. Frank Clements, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1982679064
  2. William Crook, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1265455364

Verify Michael Christopher Yonz 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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

579 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 171 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Yonz579
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl101 claims
  2. Gabapentin94 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium67 claims
  4. Celecoxib58 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
  6. Ibuprofen49 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $313.15

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Yonz$313
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Cooperative Healthcare Services IncSaint Marys, GA
  2. Effingham Rehab Services, LLCKingsland, GA
  3. H2 Rehabilitation Services OF Florida LLCSaint Marys, GA

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

Michael Christopher Yonz among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary McClain, MDSaint Marys, GA 315581730184359
  2. Amber Aragon, M.D.Jesup, GA 315451285734848
  3. Jay Cook, M.D.Jesup, GA 315451790913622
  4. Brian Grisez, MDJesup, GA 315451124405568
  5. Douglas Hein, MDJesup, GA 315451013026244
  6. J Kenerly, MDJesup, GA 315451699772228
  7. William Rowell, PACJesup, GA 315451356432306
  8. John Valosen, M.D.Jesup, GA 315451447472048

Common questions

What is Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457610917, issued on May 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2060 Dan Proctor Dr Ste 1400, Saint Marys, GA, 31558. Phone: (912) 576-6355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 80932, 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 Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D. had 579 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Christopher Yonz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.