NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Rincon, GA

Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rincon, Georgia, and NPI 1285079186, issued on May 6, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 79298, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285079186
Name
Russell Connelly Kirks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
79298 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
594 S Columbia Ave Ste 100, Rincon, GA 31326
Phone
(912) 826-4057
Enumerated
May 6, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2024
Fax
(912) 826-2853
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210624002693); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2013
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

112 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Russell Kirks112
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium18 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: $170.63

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. 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.

  1. Russell Kirks$170.63
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Metro Surgical PCRincon, GA
  2. Sjc MS General Surgery LLCSavannah, GA

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

Russell Connelly Kirks among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

Russell Connelly Kirks, 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 2013, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Rincon

They are 4 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Rincon, and 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joey Christmas, MDRincon, GA 313261770700619
  2. Anthony Foley, M.D.Rincon, GA 313261043212731
  3. John Odom, MDRincon, GA 313261508866773
  4. Robert Wynn, M.D.Springfield, GA 313291790748432
  5. Austin Carmack, MDFort Stewart, GA 313141134757685
  6. James Cunningham, M.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141427046861
  7. Robert Freeman, M.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141548243884
  8. Richard Inae, M.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141851477921

Common questions

What is Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285079186, issued on May 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 594 S Columbia Ave Ste 100, Rincon, GA, 31326. Phone: (912) 826-4057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 79298, 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 Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Russell Connelly Kirks, M.D. had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.