Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III, MD

  • Auburn, AL
  • Internist
NPI1104910488PAC ID2769512052
Medicare services, 2024
107
Medicare patients, 2024
54
Part D claims, 2024
1,589
Industry payments
$628
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
2375 Champions Blvd, Auburn, AL 36830
Practice phone
Call (334) 321-3700
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Primary practice

The Heart Center Cardiology

Auburn, Alabama

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Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III is an internist in Auburn, Alabama

Dr. Downs practices at The Heart Center Cardiology in Auburn, Alabama.

Dr. Downs' NPI, 1104910488, was assigned on October 3, 2006. Dr. Downs graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Downs holds Alabama license 9668.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769512052
NPI enumeration date
October 3, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(334) 321-3700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III practices at The Heart Center Cardiology in Auburn, Alabama

Dr. Downs' primary practice is The Heart Center Cardiology, at 2375 Champions Blvd, Auburn, AL 36830 in Lee County. The practice phone is (334) 321-3700.

  • The Heart Center Cardiology
    2375 Champions Blvd, Auburn, AL 36830 · Lee CountyPhone(334) 321-3700

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Downs' primary practice is The Heart Center Cardiology in Auburn, Alabama. The medical group on file is The Heart Center Cardiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downs to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Heart Center CardiologyAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III is one of 1,685 internists in Alabama

Internal medicine is Dr. Downs' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Downs' licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 9668 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 20690

Internists near Dr. Downs

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,685internists in Alabama
6internists in Auburn

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III billed Medicare for 107 services in 2024

CMS data shows 107 Medicare services from Dr. Downs across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 54 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,745 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024107
Medicare patients54
Paid by Medicare$1,745
Procedure codes2

Dr. Downs' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 107
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3802024: 0100%

Dr. Downs compared with the Alabama median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Downs
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
107vs 66484% below
Medicare patients
54vs 20373% below
Part D claims
1,377vs 5002.8 times

Medians across 1,610 internists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Downs' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III treated 54 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downs in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Downs' median patient age at 73, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 202454
Average age71
Average risk score0.84

Dr. Downs' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Downs' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2648%
  • Men2852%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Downs' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease69%
  4. Arthritis39%
  5. Diabetes33%
  6. Chronic kidney disease26%
  7. Anxiety22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Downs' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III wrote 1,589 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Downs wrote 1,589 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,377 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $81,159 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,717 claims across 139 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,589
Drugs named by CMS52
Total drug cost$81,159
Part D patients57

Dr. Downs' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,421 claims89%
  • Brand-name and other168 claims11%

Dr. Downs' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Downs' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%22 of 1,589 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7,7172024: 1,37782%

Drugs named by CMS: 52 in 2024, 139 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III takes part in Medicare

Dr. Downs accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III received $628 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Downs from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $188.

General payments to Dr. Downs by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Downs the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. Downs graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1978.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's NPI number?

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's NPI number is 1104910488. It was assigned on October 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III?

Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III is an internist in Auburn, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III practice?

Dr. Downs practices at 2375 Champions Blvd, Auburn, AL 36830. Dr. Downs' primary practice is The Heart Center Cardiology in Auburn, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downs to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Downs is (334) 321-3700.

What is Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III's medical license number?

Dr. Downs holds Alabama license 9668, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Downs in Alabama and Georgia.

What medical group is Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III part of?

Dr. Downs is linked to The Heart Center Cardiology.

Does Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Downs billed Medicare for 107 services in 2024, and Dr. Downs accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III see?

CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downs in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Downs' most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93016) and heart test or procedure (93017).

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Where did Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III go to medical school?

Dr. Downs graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1978.

What drugs does Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Downs' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Potassium Chloride.

Has Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $628 in general payments to Dr. Downs from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joseph Rogers Downs III been practicing?

Dr. Downs graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

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