NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William C. Tally, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Athens, GA

William C. Tally, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1144386467, issued on Dec 29, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 59776, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1144386467
Name
William C. Tally
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
59776 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 549-1663
Enumerated
Dec 29, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2024
Fax
(706) 546-8792
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000039); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1765 Old West Broad St

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

  1. Onyeamaechi Arinze, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1497003024
  2. Frances Austin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1205078078
  3. Lisa Autry, ROTOther Specialist/Technologist1144107368
  4. Ginger Banner, OTLOccupational Therapist1124139605
  5. Avery Barrett, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1710728068
  6. Skye Barrett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366535155

Verify William C. Tally 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

805 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 512 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Tally805
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen290 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl120 claims
  3. Methocarbamol99 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl70 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl63 claims
  6. Meloxicam44 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $73,803.44

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Tally$73,803
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Athens Orthopedic Clinic, PAAthens, GA

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

William C. Tally among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

William C. Tally, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Dorris, MDAthens, GA 306061104807429
  2. Logan Fields, MDAthens, GA 306061073774402
  3. Mason Florence, MDAthens, GA 306061720285398
  4. Christopher Gaunder, M.DAthens, GA 306061811133101
  5. Leon Hubrich, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427016351
  6. Randy Lavender, MDAthens, GA 306061841637378
  7. Ormonde Mahoney, MDAthens, GA 306061518948835
  8. Fayette McElhannon, M.D.Athens, GA 306061437107513

Common questions

What is William C. Tally, MD's NPI number?

William C. Tally, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144386467, issued on Dec 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William C. Tally, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 549-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William C. Tally, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 59776, 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 William C. Tally, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William C. Tally, MD had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William C. Tally, MD'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.