NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Atlanta, GA

Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1568698934, issued on May 29, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 070688, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568698934
Name
Richard Benjamin Johnson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
070688 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Emory Department OF Anesthesiology, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone
(404) 421-9648
Enumerated
May 29, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180720002576); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2009
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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Verify Richard Benjamin Johnson 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%75.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $15.63

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Masimo Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Johnson$15.63
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
  2. North Atlanta Anesthesia Professionals, LLCAtlanta, GA

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

Richard Benjamin Johnson among 1,410 anesthesiology physician records in Georgia

Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D. is one of 1,410 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

473 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 473 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,410 anesthesiology physician records in Georgia.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arthur Allen, MDAtlanta, GA 303221649238015
  2. Arnold Berry, MDAtlanta, GA 303221124057435
  3. Nina Guzzetta, MDAtlanta, GA 303221497708630
  4. Steven Helfman, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221861437345
  5. Stacey Hertz, PAAAAtlanta, GA 303221376578229
  6. Darlene Mashman, MDAtlanta, GA 303221891747598
  7. Bruce Miller, MDAtlanta, GA 303221619928736
  8. Erin Rosenberg, MDAtlanta, GA 303221508894478

Common questions

What is Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568698934, issued on May 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Emory Department OF Anesthesiology, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (404) 421-9648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 070688, 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.

What is Richard Benjamin Johnson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.