Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond Hill, GA
Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond Hill, Georgia, and NPI 1801185442, issued on Apr 5, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 072217, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Christopher Garner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 072217 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3780 US Highway 17, Richmond Hill, GA 31324
- Phone
- (912) 756-2292
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2022
- Fax
- (912) 756-2289
- Medicaid ID
- 003147308A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140714000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3780 US Highway 17
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Codi Jones, NPNurse Practitioner1376952259
- Clayton Miller, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649700378
- Karen Morgan, MSN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1558926899
- Billy Preuninger, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1861683526
- Emily Zealy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972199925
Verify Thomas Christopher Garner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 072217Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
9,513 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 276 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium433 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium294 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
- Losartan Potassium232 claims
- Meloxicam216 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,642.93
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Savannah Primary Care Associates LLCRichmond Hill, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond Hill
They are 8 of the 596 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond Hill, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 8 in Richmond Hill → All 3,911 in Georgia → Every provider in Richmond Hill →
Other internal medicine physician records in Georgia
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- Rahat AbbasiAugusta, GA1578057261
- Diane Abby Burr, D.O.Carrollton, GA1255374278
- Izzeldin Abdalla, MDFayetteville, GA1760731962
- Bsmah Abdalslam, M.DAustell, GA1598013492
- Eltigani Abdelhai, MDGainesville, GA1538233531
- Maged Abdelmalik, M.D.Folkston, GA1770558470
- Maher Abdulla, M.D.Warner Robins, GA1316997489
- Ibipo Abdurraheem-Salami, MDAthens, GA1962024323
Common questions
What is Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801185442, issued on Apr 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3780 US Highway 17, Richmond Hill, GA, 31324. Phone: (912) 756-2292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 072217, 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 Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D. had 9,513 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Christopher Garner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.