Dr. John Richard Dorris , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Athens, GA
1765 Old West Broad St
Athens, GA 306062853
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Dr. John Dorris is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on November 14, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 4,180 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J1010 โ Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 2,628 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 452 service units.
- 73562 โ X-ray of knee, 3 views: 297 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 17 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,001 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 254 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam โ 218 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl โ 128 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,211. Middle half: 268 to 3,890.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 463 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,099. Middle half: 657 to 5,860.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,999 in 2020 to 4,180 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1765 Old West Broad St
Athens, GA 306062853
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 8 distinct additional practice-address records in Athens, GA; Commerce, GA; Greensboro, GA and 3 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Athens Orthopedic Clinic, Pa. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Tulane University School Of Medicine
1992
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
507 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $222,126 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $169,302 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,034 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$4,709 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $122.50 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $122.50 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Shalby Advanced Technologies, Inc.: $99.28 across 1 record.
- DJO, LLC: $23.22 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
34 years (graduated 1992)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1992 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Dorris has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Dorris as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Athens and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,211. Middle half: 268 to 3,890.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 463 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,099. Middle half: 657 to 5,860.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $190,000. Middle half: $22,063 to $213,442.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 463 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $95,313. Middle half: $39,906 to $180,953.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $145,429. Middle half: $15,819 to $163,356.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 463 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,165. Middle half: $30,043 to $135,934.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 648. Middle half: 210 to 947.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 491. Middle half: 178 to 864.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,470. Middle half: $1,745 to $6,117.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 482 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,669. Middle half: $1,125 to $7,988.
19 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Athens, GA (749 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Athens
0% of these 19 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.7% of these 19 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 39% from 2,999 in 2020 to 4,180 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,999
- 2021: 2,305
- 2022: 1,455
- 2023: 1,618
- 2024: 4,180
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 31% from $320,559 in 2020 to $222,126 in 2024.
- 2020: $320,559
- 2021: $247,733
- 2022: $194,243
- 2023: $247,743
- 2024: $222,126
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 32% from $249,261 in 2020 to $169,302 in 2024.
- 2020: $249,261
- 2021: $189,887
- 2022: $146,749
- 2023: $190,102
- 2024: $169,302
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 18% from 1,227 in 2020 to 1,001 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,227
- 2021: 1,120
- 2022: 809
- 2023: 898
- 2024: 1,001
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 17% from 1,246 in 2020 to 1,034 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,246
- 2021: 1,195
- 2022: 851
- 2023: 929
- 2024: 1,034
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 41% from $7,918 in 2020 to $4,709 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,918
- 2021: $7,535
- 2022: $5,583
- 2023: $5,220
- 2024: $4,709
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 100% from $197,669.44 in 2021 to $122.50 in 2025.
- 2021: $197,669.44
- 2022: $197,259.99
- 2023: $1,820.15
- 2024: $171.42
- 2025: $122.50
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $122.50.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Shalby Advanced Technologies, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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CKS - VitalitE | General | $99.28 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $23.22 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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2,628 | 48 | $1.00 | $0.13 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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452 | 316 | $215.47 | $83.72 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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297 | 204 | $196.55 | $36.16 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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146 | 108 | $181.99 | $41.79 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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99 | 99 | $311.47 | $102.81 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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89 | 74 | $164.76 | $30.81 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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86 | 69 | $399.27 | $69.36 |
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73721
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast
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73 | 67 | $2306.58 | $126.25 |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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64 | 61 | $8734.44 | $1219.74 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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54 | 54 | $322.44 | $118.62 |
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73221
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast
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44 | 42 | $2355.59 | $126.51 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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39 | 36 | $182.87 | $9.95 |
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27130
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis
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31 | 29 | $9073.03 | $1195.52 |
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72148
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast
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30 | 30 | $2373.70 | $105.40 |
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J1030
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
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22 | 18 | $47.05 | $6.33 |
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29881
Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope
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15 | 15 | $7438.80 | $513.74 |
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72110
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
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11 | 11 | $256.73 | $46.28 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 254 | 1,913 | $1,420.62 | 168 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 218 | 7,196 | $413.65 | 74 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 128 | 932 | $329.34 | 91 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 55 | 438 | $298.06 | 48 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 52 | 332 | $423.38 | 44 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 48 | 315 | $392.90 | 41 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 44 | 222 | $100.56 | 40 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 36 | 976 | $439.62 | 20 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 31 | 546 | $132.07 | 29 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 28 | 245 | $140.59 | 27 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 27 | 792 | $176.94 | โ |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | Hydromorphone Hcl | 24 | 168 | $112.80 | 18 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 23 | 168 | $139.78 | 23 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 17 | 472 | $136.20 | 16 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 16 | 195 | $52.01 | 16 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-01NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20051216000359
GA
6608897798
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Athens Orthopedic Clinic, Pa
1765 Old W Broad St, Athens, GA 306062853
Phone: 7065491663
Secondary Practice Locations
901 Franklin Springs St
Royston, GA 306623911
Phone: 7065491663
3440 Highway 81
Loganville, GA 300529112
Phone: 7705545009
1774 Old West Broad St
Athens, GA 306062865
Phone: 7065491663
125 King Ave
Athens, GA 306066734
Phone: 7065491663
209 Mercer Pl
Commerce, GA 305291564
Phone: 7065491663
1031 Lake Country Dr
Greensboro, GA 306425157
Phone: 7065491663
705 Breedlove Dr Ste 200
Monroe, GA 306552080
Phone: 7705545009
855 King Ave
Athens, GA 306062837
Phone: 7065491663
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist Registered, L
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 855 King Ave, Athens, GA 306062837
Additional practice office at 209 Mercer Pl, Commerce, GA 305291564
Additional practice office at 3440 Highway 81, Loganville, GA 300529112
Additional practice office at 1031 Lake Country Dr, Greensboro, GA 306425157
Additional practice office at 125 King Ave, Athens, GA 306066734
Additional practice office at 705 Breedlove Dr Ste 200, Monroe, GA 306552080
Additional practice office at 1774 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA 306062865
Additional practice office at 901 Franklin Springs St, Royston, GA 306623911
Registered at 1765 OLD WEST BROAD ST, ATHENS, GA 306062853 (Tel: 7065491663)
Registered at 1765 OLD WEST BROAD ST BLDG 2-200, ATHENS, GA 306062887 (Tel: 7065491663)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 40899)
Registered at 1765 OLD WEST BROAD ST, ATHENS, GA 30606 (Tel: 7065491663)
Registered at 1765 OLD WEST BROAD ST STE 200, ATHENS, GA 306062853 (Tel: 7065491663)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 040899)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1010 PRINCE AVE, STE 115SOUTH, ATHENS, GA 306065805 (Tel: 7065839000)
Registered at 1010 PRINCE AVE, STE 115SOUTH, ATHENS, GA 306065805 (Tel: 7065839000)
Recorded as JOHN DORRIS, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 040899)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Athens
- Dr. David Bacastow, MD
- Dr. Julian Price, MD
- Dr. Logan Fields, MD
- Dr. Ormonde Mahoney, MD
- Dr. Raleigh Robinson, MD
- Dr. Jonathan Payne, MD
Mailing Address
1765 Old West Broad St Bldg 2-200
Athens, GA 306062887
Phone: 7065491663