Norris Kent Burton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tifton, GA
Norris Kent Burton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tifton, Georgia, and NPI 1578558805, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 031888, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norris Kent Burton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 031888 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 907 18TH St E, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone
- (229) 353-4325
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 000398593E GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040825000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 907 18TH St E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Norris Kent Burton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 031888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
778 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin100 claims
- Pentoxifylline95 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim79 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate72 claims
- Ceftriaxone58 claims
- Ertapenem41 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): 78.4 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: $89.00
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Tift Regional Health System IncTifton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Norris Kent Burton among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Norris Kent Burton, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tifton
They are 21 of the 705 NPPES records with a practice address in Tifton, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Norris Kent Burton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Norris Kent Burton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578558805, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norris Kent Burton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 907 18TH St E, Tifton, GA, 31794. Phone: (229) 353-4325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norris Kent Burton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 031888, 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 Norris Kent Burton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norris Kent Burton, M.D. had 778 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Norris Kent Burton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 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.