NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ned Okarter, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Atlanta, GA

Ned Okarter, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1457679037, issued on May 6, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 83624, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457679037
Name
Ned Okarter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
83624 GA
2727262 NY
272762 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Johnson Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone
(404) 851-8000
Enumerated
May 6, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(404) 303-3759
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191031002399); 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 1000 Johnson Ferry RD

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

  1. Imad Abossallue, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1134359599
  2. Joshua AddisonAnesthesiologist Assistant1588036958
  3. Rasaki Adebisi, PAAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1841626330
  4. Titilola Adeboye, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1811536386
  5. Oluwatoyin Adedapo-JimohAnesthesiologist Assistant1841907920
  6. Lynsey AdkinsFamily Nurse Practitioner1285003400

Verify Ned Okarter 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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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

387 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ned Okarter387
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
  2. Cefuroxime24 claims
  3. Prednisone23 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  6. Eliquis15 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: $19.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ned Okarter$19.87
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. North Atlanta Professional Services LLCCumming, GA
  2. Westside Urgent Care LLCAtlanta, GA

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

Ned Okarter among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Ned Okarter, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia

There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wayne Chiu, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421629007034
  2. Francis Gonzalez, MDAtlanta, GA 303421942251624
  3. Deborah Hastings, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421518903590
  4. Jonathan Hefner, MDAtlanta, GA 303421821037110
  5. Janet Huber, MDAtlanta, GA 303421740225358
  6. Shalini Jaitly, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421346220779
  7. Joanna Lariccia, MDAtlanta, GA 303421457309163
  8. Nancy Maignan, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421114971207

Common questions

What is Ned Okarter, MD's NPI number?

Ned Okarter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457679037, issued on May 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ned Okarter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Johnson Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 851-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ned Okarter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 83624, 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 Ned Okarter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ned Okarter, MD had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.