Dr. George Joseph Petro Jr., MD

Dr. Petro practices at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville in Gainesville, Georgia, part of Northeast Georgia Health System.

Dr. Petro's NPI, 1164522330, was assigned on September 25, 2006. Dr. Petro graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Petro holds Georgia license 062155.

Dr. Petro's primary practice is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, at 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 in Hall County. The practice phone is (770) 535-3553.

Dr. Petro's primary practice is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville in Gainesville, Georgia, part of Northeast Georgia Health System. Dr. Petro is also affiliated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin. The medical group on file is Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Inpatient Neurology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Petro to 3 more home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Petro practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Petro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Petro is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Petro's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and cerebrovascular disease among the conditions Dr. Petro treats.

CMS data shows 1,738 Medicare services from Dr. Petro across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,051 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Petro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Petro's median patient age at 61, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Petro wrote 5,459 Medicare Part D claims for 380 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,727 of them, across 108 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $597,377 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,301 claims across 102 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Petro for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Petro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Petro as offering telehealth.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Petro. Dr. Petro's most frequent co-authors are Angel N. Boev, MD and Frederick Lee Flynt, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 362 general payments to Dr. Petro from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,103.

Dr. Petro graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Petro is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.