William Clifford Kitchens, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Augusta, GA
William Clifford Kitchens, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1609815729, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 056731, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Clifford Kitchens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 056731 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 722-8242
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 722-8351
- Medicaid ID
- 051503505 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170807000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 155 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Anastasi, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1285691113
- Zachary Baker, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1235364951
- Darlene Batastini, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538435086
- Julyn BurtonFamily Nurse Practitioner1649534314
- Bradley Carr, NPNurse Practitioner1407036585
- Anh Do, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1912403866
Verify William Clifford Kitchens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 056731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $986.55
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Mcpc-10 LLCPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Clifford Kitchens among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
William Clifford Kitchens, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Anastasi, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011285691113
- Zachary Baker, MDAugusta, GA 309011235364951
- Paraag Chowdhary, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011699094235
- Timothy Hunter, MDAugusta, GA 309011538268487
- William Kitchens, MDAugusta, GA 309011932269479
- Michael Watts, MDAugusta, GA 309011477613917
- Dominic Gallo, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041891803821
- Robert Rice, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041841461027
Common questions
What is William Clifford Kitchens, MD's NPI number?
William Clifford Kitchens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609815729, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Clifford Kitchens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1348 Walton Way Ste 5700, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 722-8242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Clifford Kitchens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 056731, 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.
What is William Clifford Kitchens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.3 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.