Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Cairo, GA
Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cairo, Georgia, and NPI 1104056951, issued on Jul 14, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 72406, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Clinton Atwater
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 72406 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1178 5TH St SE, Cairo, GA 39828
- Phone
- (229) 377-2002
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 003148404A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190905002825); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1178 5TH St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ronald Clinton Atwater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 72406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
434 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
- Ibuprofen47 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
- Sucralfate27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 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: $1,748.20
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Clarksville Physician Services, LLCClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Clinton Atwater among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Cairo
They are 2 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Cairo, and 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Cairo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Lehman, M.D.Cairo, GA 398281689611618
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- Ugo Ireh, MDColquitt, GA 398371750324026
- George Myers, D.O.Bainbridge, GA 398191013280353
- Charles Walker, M.D.Bainbridge, GA 398191154389369
- Richard Zlotnik, MDBainbridge, GA 398191780610584
- Homer Breckenridge, MDDonalsonville, GA 398451649371790
- Charles Walker, MDDonalsonville, GA 398451851398366
Common questions
What is Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104056951, issued on Jul 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1178 5TH St SE, Cairo, GA, 39828. Phone: (229) 377-2002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 72406, 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 Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Clinton Atwater, M.D. had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.