Dr. Joseph Derrick Hayes Jr., MD

Dr. Hayes practices at SGMC Health Main in Valdosta, Georgia, part of SGMC Health.

Dr. Hayes' NPI, 1952806846, was assigned on March 24, 2018. Dr. Hayes graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Hayes holds Georgia license 86803.

Dr. Hayes' primary practice is SGMC Health Main, at 2501 North Patterson Street, PO Box 1727, Valdosta, GA 31602 in Lowndes County. The practice phone is (229) 333-1020.

Dr. Hayes' primary practice is SGMC Health Main in Valdosta, Georgia, part of SGMC Health. Dr. Hayes is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Southeast. The medical group on file is Select Rehabilitation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hayes to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account. Dr. Hayes' employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hayes practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Hayes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Hayes is licensed in Georgia.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, alcohol use disorders, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, bursitis, chronic anemia and chronic diabetes among the conditions Dr. Hayes treats.

CMS data shows 751 Medicare services from Dr. Hayes across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,122 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hayes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 86 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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. Hayes' median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hayes wrote 9,480 Medicare Part D claims for 541 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,636 of them, across 160 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,190,595 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,748 claims across 145 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Hayes from 24 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $177.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Hayes, most recently Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in 2021.

Dr. Hayes graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Hayes is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.