NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Turner W. Rentz, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Brunswick, GA

Turner W. Rentz, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brunswick, Georgia, and NPI 1538122833, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 15413, 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
1538122833
Name
Turner W. Rentz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
15413 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Starling St, Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone
(912) 466-5443
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(912) 466-5445
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000985); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1972
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 2500 Starling St

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

  1. Mohammad Abu-Shaban, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639969678
  2. Rafael Alba Yunen, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497901987
  3. Phillip Amodeo, M.D.Neurology Physician1609064146
  4. Steven Barr, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1063428704
  5. Brett Bodamer, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1083696389
  6. Abraham Cheong, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1285624882

Verify Turner W. Rentz 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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Turner Rentz102
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Lorazepam43 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score47.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cooperative Healthcare Services IncBrunswick, GA

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

Turner W. Rentz among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

Turner W. Rentz, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vincent Arlauskas, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201841357563
  2. Stephen Barrett, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201609933308
  3. Harold Kent, M. D.Brunswick, GA 315201942300140
  4. Stephen Kitchen, MDBrunswick, GA 315201780616904
  5. Eric Segerberg, M.DBrunswick, GA 315201558428326
  6. John Tsai, MDBrunswick, GA 315201104972223
  7. Tom Willis, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315241851428056
  8. David Cheney, M.D.Baxley, GA 315131467423699

Common questions

What is Turner W. Rentz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Turner W. Rentz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538122833, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Turner W. Rentz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Starling St, Brunswick, GA, 31520. Phone: (912) 466-5443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Turner W. Rentz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 15413, 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 Turner W. Rentz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Turner W. Rentz, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Turner W. Rentz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.