NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Atlanta, GA

William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1598892952, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 63081, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598892952
Name
William H. Kitchens
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
63081 GA
L-228120 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone
(404) 712-2000
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140624001105); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2006
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 1364 Clifton RD NE

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

  1. Amena AbbasiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154016871
  2. Awab AbdalhaiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1356018030
  3. Omar AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912893132
  4. Wassim Abdallah, MDInfectious Disease Physician1780178889
  5. Mohamed Abdelkhalek, MBBCH,MSC,FRCS(CTH)Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1225950074
  6. Olayinka Abiodun-Ojo, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740867621

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

970 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. William Kitchens970
  2. Specialty average260

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim191 claims
  2. Prednisone152 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium139 claims
  4. Nifedipine Er118 claims
  5. Valganciclovir Hcl98 claims
  6. Carvedilol33 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score73.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Kitchens$17.17
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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

  1. The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA

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

William H. Kitchens among 31 transplant surgery physician records in Georgia

William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D. is one of 31 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 26% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 31 transplant surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Adams, MD, PHDAtlanta, GA 303221902932684
  2. Sulemon Chaudhry, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221891080370
  3. Steven Kim, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221518300656
  4. Allan Kirk, MDAtlanta, GA 303221306925409
  5. Stuart Knechtle, MDAtlanta, GA 303221013971670
  6. Raymond Lynch, M.D., M.S.Atlanta, GA 303221164541397
  7. Christopher Nauser, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221831517820
  8. Juliano Riella, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221033569090

Common questions

What is William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598892952, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (404) 712-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 63081, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D. had 970 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William H. Kitchens, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.

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