Richard L. Thomas, M.D.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Gainesville, GA
Richard L. Thomas, M.D. is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1225297237, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 72143, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Thomas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License number
- 72143 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 Sherwood Park Dr NE Ste A, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 219-3202
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141021001477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1211 Sherwood Park Dr NE Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Travis Ford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639706583
- Shane Giddens, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356556724
- Jonathan Hart, PASurgical Physician Assistant1174307482
Verify Richard L. Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 72143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024
198 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Methocarbamol16 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $548.29
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Thomas among 32 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Georgia
Richard L. Thomas, M.D. is one of 32 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 94% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207XX0801X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in Georgia
There are 32 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Georgia.
All 32 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brandon Bruce, MDGainesville, GA 305011811165467
- Greg Herzog, MDGainesville, GA 305011558522441
- Fernando Serna, M.D., M.P.H.Gainesville, GA 305011245249697
- Mallory Veillette, CSTFAAthens, GA 306061801721642
- Helyn Fraser, MDAtlanta, GA 303291568924355
- Daniel Moye, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771386625697
- Daniel Schlatterer, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303121114926607
- Jerad Allen, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081952745952
Common questions
What is Richard L. Thomas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard L. Thomas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225297237, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Thomas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 Sherwood Park Dr NE Ste A, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-3202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Thomas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 72143, 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 Richard L. Thomas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Thomas, M.D. had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Thomas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.