Prashanth Pothem, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cartersville, GA
Prashanth Pothem, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cartersville, Georgia, and NPI 1619123890, issued on Aug 7, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 95353, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashanth Pothem
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 95353 GA
204696 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 960 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE, Cartersville, GA 30120
- Phone
- (470) 490-2142
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717002560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prashanth Pothem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 95353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
544 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass26 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Allatoona Physician Services PCCartersville, GA
- Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians LLCCartersville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashanth Pothem among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Prashanth Pothem, 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 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cartersville
They are 35 of the 938 NPPES records with a practice address in Cartersville, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Prashanth Pothem, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prashanth Pothem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619123890, issued on Aug 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashanth Pothem, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 960 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE, Cartersville, GA, 30120. Phone: (470) 490-2142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashanth Pothem, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 95353, 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 Prashanth Pothem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashanth Pothem, M.D. had 544 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.