Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,777
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 406
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,669
- MIPS score, 2024
- 78
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1240 Jessie Jewel Parkway, Suite 250, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Practice phone
- Call (770) 287-1299
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Gainesville, Georgia
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Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein is an internist in Gainesville, Georgia
Dr. Augenstein practices at Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gainesville, Georgia.
Dr. Augenstein's NPI, 1902891732, was assigned on September 19, 2005. Dr. Augenstein graduated from Free Univ Berlin- Fac Med in 1987. Dr. Augenstein's Georgia license number on file is 052420.
- NPI
- 1902891732NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6901941418
- NPI enumeration date
- September 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (770) 287-1299
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein practices at Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gainesville, Georgia
Dr. Augenstein's primary practice is Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 1240 Jessie Jewel Parkway, Suite 250, Gainesville, GA 30501. The practice phone is (770) 287-1299.
- Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center1240 Jessie Jewel Parkway, Suite 250, Gainesville, GA 30501Phone(770) 287-1299
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Augenstein's primary practice is Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Augenstein is also affiliated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. The medical group on file is Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Augenstein to 2 more hospitals, 4 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Augenstein practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia
Internal medicine is Dr. Augenstein's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Augenstein is board certified in geriatric medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Augenstein's licenses on file in 5 states: Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, California and Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, GeorgiaPrimary
- Florida license
- Hawaii license
- California license
- Oklahoma license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety, aortic atherosclerois and arthritis among the conditions Dr. Augenstein treats.
Internists near Dr. Augenstein
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein billed Medicare for 6,777 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,777 Medicare services from Dr. Augenstein across 41 procedure codes in 2024, for 406 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $202,438 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Augenstein's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2,1162024: 2,0772%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,4402024: 1,98238%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0382024: 1,037No change
- Other services
- 2023: 4202024: 76281%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5392024: 5311%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2142024: 2203%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1352024: 16824%
Dr. Augenstein compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Augenstein
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 6,777vs 53612.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 406vs 1942.1 times
- Part D claims
- 10,077vs 33929.7 times
Medians across 3,344 internists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Augenstein's 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. Ralf Gerald Augenstein treated 406 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 406 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Augenstein in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 159 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Augenstein's median patient age at 73, with 49% women.
Dr. Augenstein's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Augenstein's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17744%
- Men22956%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Augenstein's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes28%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Atrial fibrillation24%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Anxiety23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Augenstein's 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
- Women49%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein wrote 10,669 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Augenstein wrote 10,669 Medicare Part D claims for 823 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,077 of them, across 146 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $772,749 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 10,115 claims across 152 drugs.
Dr. Augenstein's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,126 claims86%
- Brand-name1,510 claims14%
- Other33 claims0%
Dr. Augenstein's 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. Augenstein's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%121 of 10,669 claims
- Antibiotics2%222 of 10,669 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%53 of 10,669 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: 10,1152024: 10,077No change
Drugs named by CMS: 146 in 2024, 152 in 2023.
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. Ralf Gerald Augenstein scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Dr. Augenstein for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Augenstein accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Augenstein as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Augenstein's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 78of 100Final score
- 71.9of 100Quality
- 75of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein received $10,001 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 670 general payments to Dr. Augenstein from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,318.
General payments to Dr. Augenstein by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Augenstein by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$9,85499%
- Education$1471%
Companies that paid Dr. Augenstein the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein graduated from Free Univ Berlin- Fac Med
Dr. Augenstein graduated from Free Univ Berlin- Fac Med in 1987. Dr. Augenstein is a member of AASM, ACP and WMS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in geriatric medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in sleep medicine
- Board certified in board certification in internal medicine and geriatric medicine
- Board certified in board certification in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and sleep medicine
- Board certified in geriatric medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in sleep medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Augenstein is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Augenstein accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- Medicare11
- HMO9
- POS6
- EPO5
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's NPI number?
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's NPI number is 1902891732. It was assigned on September 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein?
Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein is an internist in Gainesville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein practice?
Dr. Augenstein practices at 1240 Jessie Jewel Parkway, Suite 250, Gainesville, GA 30501. Dr. Augenstein's primary practice is Gainesville Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Augenstein to 2 hospitals, 4 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Augenstein is (770) 287-1299.
What is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's medical license number?
Dr. Augenstein's Georgia license number on file is 052420, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Augenstein in Georgia (2003 to 2025), Florida (2001 to 2026), Hawaii (1998 to 2026), California (2000 to 2023) and Oklahoma (1999 to 2007).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein affiliated with?
Dr. Augenstein is affiliated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. Dmand AI links Dr. Augenstein to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein part of?
Dr. Augenstein is linked to Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic.
Does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Augenstein billed Medicare for 6,777 services in 2024, and Dr. Augenstein accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Augenstein as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein's MIPS score?
Dr. Augenstein's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein see?
CMS counts 406 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Augenstein in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein board certified?
Yes. Dr. Augenstein is board certified in geriatric medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Augenstein's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein go to medical school?
Dr. Augenstein graduated from Free Univ Berlin- Fac Med in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Augenstein's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,001 in general payments to Dr. Augenstein from 38 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein been practicing?
Dr. Augenstein graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Ralf Gerald Augenstein accept?
Dr. Augenstein is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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