Dr. Terry Lee Mueller , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery • Augusta, GA
950 15th St
Augusta, GA 309012608
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
950 15th St
Augusta, GA 309012608
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Tift Regional Health System Inc. 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
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $57.16 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $57.16 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Team 1, LLC: $24.07 across 1 record.
- Solventum Corporation: $17.24 across 1 record.
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $15.85 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
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 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
2007
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Mueller 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. Mueller 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
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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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $243.30 in 2019 to $57.16 in 2025.
- 2019: $243.30
- 2021: $193.15
- 2023: $35.98
- 2024: $1,756.10
- 2025: $57.16
Sources: 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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $57.16.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $24.07 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
PREVENA | General | $17.24 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
EVOS | General | $15.85 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-28NUCC 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: 207XP3100X
An orthopedic surgeon who has additional training and experience in diagnosing, treating and managing musculoskeletal problems in infants, children and adolescents. These may include limb and spine deformities (such as club foot, scoliosis); gait abnormalities (limping); bone and joint infections; broken bones.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20200321000296
GA
3476631060
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
Tift Regional Health System Inc
901 18th St E, Tifton, GA 317943648
Phone: 2293827120
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dentist - General Practice
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 950 15TH ST, AUGUSTA, GA 309012608 (Tel: 7067330188)
Registered at 950 15TH ST, AUGUSTA, GA 309012608 (Tel: 7067330188)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 060223)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 300 W HOSPITAL RD, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CLINIC, FORT GORDON, GA 309055741 (Tel: 7067872741)
Registered at 300 W HOSPITAL RD, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CLINIC, FORT GORDON, GA 309055741 (Tel: 7067872741)
Recorded as TERRY MUELLER, D.O.
Military Health Care Provider (license number reported to NPPES: IN 02002729A)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Terry Arrington, MD
- Justin Lomax
Mailing Address
950 15th St
Augusta, GA 309012608
Phone: 7067330188