Dr. Nathan Robert Kukowski , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Augusta, GA
3650 J Dewey Gray Cir
Augusta, GA 309091867
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Dr. Nathan Kukowski is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 28, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 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:
- 22614 โ Fusion of additional segment of spine: 34 service units.
- 63048 โ Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 34 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 33 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 130 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:
- Meloxicam โ 62 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 14 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 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,550. Middle half: 321 to 2,409.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,112. Middle half: 682 to 5,937.
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 110 in 2023 to 180 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3650 J Dewey Gray Cir
Augusta, GA 309091867
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Augusta Orthopedic And Sports Medicine Specialists, Pc; Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
100 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 $16,593 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 $13,231 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
133 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
$627 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: $2,007.89 across 23 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,660.89 across 21 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $347.00 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $946.23 across 10 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $358.64 across 4 records.
- Circinus Medical Technology LLC: $255.89 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
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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.
NPI first issued
2018
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; 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Kukowski 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. Kukowski 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 Augusta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,550. Middle half: 321 to 2,409.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,112. Middle half: 682 to 5,937.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $74,158. Middle half: $25,847 to $212,409.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $96,431. Middle half: $41,948 to $181,444.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,245. Middle half: $18,845 to $162,532.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,995. Middle half: $31,204 to $136,115.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 130. Middle half: 28 to 822.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 487 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 491. Middle half: 182 to 889.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Augusta, GA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,119. Middle half: $185 to $4,646.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 487 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,700. Middle half: $1,125 to $8,077.
65 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Augusta, GA (753 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
0% of these 65 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
44.6% of these 65 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 64% from 110 in 2023 to 180 in 2024.
- 2023: 110
- 2024: 180
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 68% from $9,884 in 2023 to $16,593 in 2024.
- 2023: $9,884
- 2024: $16,593
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 68% from $7,875 in 2023 to $13,231 in 2024.
- 2023: $7,875
- 2024: $13,231
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2024 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2024 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2024 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $28.69 in 2019 to $2,007.89 in 2025.
- 2019: $28.69
- 2020: $10,500.00
- 2023: $91,826.31
- 2024: $3,292.13
- 2025: $2,007.89
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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): 23 records totaling $2,007.89.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Circinus Medical Technology LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Bolt Navigation | General | $255.89 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $185.00 |
| Nexxt Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Nexxt Spine Product Portfolio | General | $182.27 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM | General | $167.33 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $162.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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RELINE | General | $160.36 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ALIF | General | $157.69 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM | General | $118.41 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $92.76 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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MODULUS | General | $81.73 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $76.75 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Magellan | General | $64.54 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $56.87 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Senza | General | $44.17 |
| Bioventus LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) | General | $40.10 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $33.77 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $30.88 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $28.03 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INCEPTIV | General | $18.93 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BIO4 | General | $16.03 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $13.88 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ETERNA | General | $13.60 |
| SPINEOLOGY INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | General | $6.90 |
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 2022โ2023 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, 2023โ2024; 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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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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34 | 12 | $403.00 | $64.84 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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34 | 17 | $581.52 | $34.59 |
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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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33 | 28 | $316.33 | $114.72 |
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72110
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
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23 | 22 | $163.00 | $46.28 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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22 | 22 | $1742.98 | $127.91 |
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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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18 | 14 | $217.00 | $84.73 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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16 | 15 | $1676.50 | $251.45 |
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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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 62 | 1,903 | $129.50 | 41 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 17 | 390 | $126.98 | 13 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | 88 | $140.97 | 11 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 260 | $129.93 | โ |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 13 | 112 | $47.25 | โ |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 11 | 330 | $52.27 | โ |
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: 2024-09-11NUCC 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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20240702001588
GA
2769732783
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
Augusta Orthopedic And Sports Medicine Specialists, Pc
3650 J Dewey Gray Cir, Augusta, GA 309091867
Phone: 7068639797
Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates Llc
1321 Interstate Pkwy, Augusta, GA 309095626
Phone: 7069450810
Secondary Practice Locations
57 Executive Park S Rm 160-4
Atlanta, GA 303292288
Phone: 4047781567
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142621
Phone: 6177248636
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3650 J DEWEY GRAY CIR, AUGUSTA, GA 309091867 (Tel: 7068639797)
Registered at 3650 J DEWEY GRAY CIR, AUGUSTA, GA 309091867 (Tel: 0686397977)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 99362)
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST, BOSTON, MA 021142621 (Tel: 6177248636)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 57 EXECUTIVE PARK S RM 160-4, ATLANTA, GA 303292288 (Tel: 4047781567)
Registered at 4210 FAIRMOUNT ST APT 3033, DALLAS, TX 752193464 (Tel: 6159723957)
Recorded as NATHAN KUKOWSKI, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Augusta
- Dr. Mark Snoddy, MD
- Dr. John Bojescul, MD
- Dr. Brett Heldt, MD
- Dr. George Puneky, MD
- Dr. John Franklin, MD
- Dr. Olubusola Brimmo, MD
Mailing Address
3650 J Dewey Gray Cir
Augusta, GA 309091867
Phone: 0686397977