Dr. Dennis E. Choat, MD

Dr. Choat practices at City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta in Newnan, Georgia, part of City of Hope.

Dr. Choat's NPI, 1346298213, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Choat graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 1992. Dr. Choat's Georgia license number on file is 039069.

Dr. Choat's primary practice is City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta, at 600 Celebrate Life Parkway North, Newnan, GA 30265 in Coweta County. The practice phone is (404) 844-8334.

Dr. Choat's primary practice is City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta in Newnan, Georgia, part of City of Hope. Dr. Choat is also affiliated with Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge. The medical group on file is Piedmont Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology of Jasper. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choat to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Choat's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choat practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Choat's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Choat is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Choat's licenses on file in 3 states: Georgia, Florida and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal obstruction and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Choat treats.

CMS data shows 345 Medicare services from Dr. Choat across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 236 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,594 for them.

CMS counts 236 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choat in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Choat's median patient age at 68, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Choat wrote 418 Medicare Part D claims for 161 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 333 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,085 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 216 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Choat for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Choat accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Choat. Dr. Choat's most frequent co-author is Guy R. Orangio, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 206 general payments to Dr. Choat from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $72,349.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Choat.

Dr. Choat graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 1992. Dr. Choat is a member of ACS.

Dr. Choat is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.