NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Jonesboro, GA

Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Georgia, and NPI 1649245432, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 048562, 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
1649245432
Name
Sonja Anissa Penson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
048562 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 Mt. Zion Parkway Kaiser Permanente, Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone
(770) 603-3668
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080115000041); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1998
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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Also registered at 2400 Mt. Zion Parkway Kaiser Permanente

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stanley Allen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1164476149

Verify Sonja Anissa Penson 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

533 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sonja Penson533
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone53 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl46 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate20 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 one group practice

  1. The Southeast Permanente Medical GroupJonesboro, GA

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

Sonja Anissa Penson among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia

Sonja Anissa Penson, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jonesboro

They are 20 of the 809 NPPES records with a practice address in Jonesboro, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Armour, MDJonesboro, GA 302361659475010
  2. Sivanaga Atluri, MDJonesboro, GA 302361871502625
  3. Philip Carroll, M.D.Jonesboro, GA 302361194892000
  4. Ingrid Desir-Joseph, M.D.Jonesboro, GA 302361255433918
  5. Katia Forbin, MDJonesboro, GA 302361326188822
  6. Gayla Gates, MDJonesboro, GA 302361306961164
  7. Lynette Hall, CNPJonesboro, GA 302361033295936
  8. Deborah Honeycutt, MDJonesboro, GA 302361316904972

Common questions

What is Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649245432, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Mt. Zion Parkway Kaiser Permanente, Jonesboro, GA, 30236. Phone: (770) 603-3668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 048562, 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 Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonja Anissa Penson, M.D. had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 313 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.