Dr. John Robert Groves, MD

  • Albertville, AL
  • General surgeon
NPI1174566996PAC ID4486602067
Medicare services, 2024
696
Medicare patients, 2024
324
Part D claims, 2024
356
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
95 Wall St, Albertville, AL 35951
Practice phone
Call (256) 840-5547
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Primary practice

Surgical Associates of Marshall County

Albertville, Alabama

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Dr. John Robert Groves is a general surgeon in Albertville, Alabama

Dr. Groves practices at Surgical Associates of Marshall County in Albertville, Alabama.

Dr. Groves' NPI, 1174566996, was assigned on June 13, 2006. Dr. Groves graduated from Louisville Medical College in 1993. Dr. Groves holds Alabama license 00018580.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4486602067
NPI enumeration date
June 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(256) 840-5547
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. John Robert Groves practices at Surgical Associates of Marshall County in Albertville, Alabama

Dr. Groves' primary practice is Surgical Associates of Marshall County, at 95 Wall St, Albertville, AL 35951 in Marshall County. The practice phone is (256) 840-5547.

  • Surgical Associates of Marshall County
    95 Wall St, Albertville, AL 35951 · Marshall CountyPhone(256) 840-5547

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

Dr. John Robert Groves is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Groves' primary practice is Surgical Associates of Marshall County in Albertville, Alabama. Dr. Groves is also affiliated with Marshall Medical Center South. The medical group on file is Surgical Associates of Marshall County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Groves to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each 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. John Robert Groves' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Groves practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Surgical Associates of Marshall CountyAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John Robert Groves is one of 387 general surgeons in Alabama

Surgery is Dr. Groves' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Groves is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 00018580 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Groves

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

387general surgeons in Alabama
2general surgeons in Albertville

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

Dr. John Robert Groves billed Medicare for 696 services in 2024

CMS data shows 696 Medicare services from Dr. Groves across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 324 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,018 for them.

Medicare services, 2024696
Medicare patients324
Paid by Medicare$38,018
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3532024: 3384%
Surgery
2023: 3112024: 24123%
Imaging
2023: 2082024: 11744%

Where Dr. Groves' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office40558%
  • In a facility29142%

Dr. Groves compared with the Alabama median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Groves
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
696vs 2203.2 times
Medicare patients
324vs 1342.4 times
Part D claims
230vs 902.6 times

Medians across 365 general surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Groves' 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. John Robert Groves treated 324 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Groves in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Groves' median patient age at 60, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024324
Average age74
Average risk score1.51
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Groves' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Groves' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18156%
  • Men14344%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Groves' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Diabetes45%
  5. Chronic kidney disease35%
  6. Ischemic heart disease35%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Atrial fibrillation28%

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

Dr. Groves' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. John Robert Groves wrote 356 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Groves wrote 356 Medicare Part D claims for 176 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 230 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,069 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 208 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024356
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$4,069
Part D patients176

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

  • Generic287 claims81%
  • Brand-name69 claims19%

Dr. Groves' 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. Groves' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%80 of 356 claims
  • Antibiotics24%87 of 356 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: 2082024: 23011%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 8 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

Dr. John Robert Groves scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Groves for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS counts 39 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Groves, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dr. Groves' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 90of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Groves ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
94th percentile305 procedures
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
97th percentile39 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
52nd percentile23 procedures
Colonoscopy
49th percentile22 procedures
Hernia repair - groin (open)
91st percentile12 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John Robert Groves received $2,946 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Groves from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,615.

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

General payments to Dr. Groves by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.9Kin total
  • Education$1,50051%
  • Food and beverage$1,20141%
  • Travel and lodging$2458%

Companies that paid Dr. Groves 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. John Robert Groves graduated from Louisville Medical College

Dr. Groves graduated from Louisville Medical College in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolLouisville Medical College

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. John Robert Groves'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. John Robert Groves' NPI number?

Dr. John Robert Groves' NPI number is 1174566996. It was assigned on June 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John Robert Groves?

Dr. John Robert Groves is a general surgeon in Albertville, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. John Robert Groves practice?

Dr. Groves practices at 95 Wall St, Albertville, AL 35951. Dr. Groves' primary practice is Surgical Associates of Marshall County in Albertville, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Groves to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. John Robert Groves' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Groves is (256) 840-5547.

What is Dr. John Robert Groves' medical license number?

Dr. Groves holds Alabama license 00018580.

Which hospitals is Dr. John Robert Groves affiliated with?

Dr. Groves is affiliated with Marshall Medical Center South.

What medical group is Dr. John Robert Groves part of?

Dr. Groves is linked to Surgical Associates of Marshall County. Dmand AI links Dr. Groves to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. John Robert Groves accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Groves billed Medicare for 696 services in 2024.

What is Dr. John Robert Groves' MIPS score?

Dr. Groves' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Robert Groves see?

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Groves in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. John Robert Groves bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Groves' most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042), office visit, established patient (99213) and ultrasound (76536).

Where did Dr. John Robert Groves go to medical school?

Dr. Groves graduated from Louisville Medical College in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. John Robert Groves prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Groves' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Levothyroxine Sodium and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.

Has Dr. John Robert Groves received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,946 in general payments to Dr. Groves from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. John Robert Groves been practicing?

Dr. Groves graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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