Dr. Michael Keath Paxten, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,346
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 309
- Part D claims, 2024
- 393
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $4,594
- Practice address
- 100 Three Rivers Drive, Ne, Rome, GA 30161
- Practice phone
- Call (706) 292-0040
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Rome Orthopaedic Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Rome, Georgia
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Dr. Michael Keath Paxten is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Rome, Georgia
Dr. Paxten practices at Rome Orthopaedic Center in Rome, Georgia.
Dr. Paxten's NPI, 1023246923, was assigned on June 30, 2009. Dr. Paxten graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Paxten holds Georgia license 73622.
- NPI
- 1023246923NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537388368
- NPI enumeration date
- June 30, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (706) 292-0040
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten practices at Rome Orthopaedic Center in Rome, Georgia
Dr. Paxten's primary practice is Rome Orthopaedic Center, at 100 Three Rivers Drive, Ne, Rome, GA 30161. The practice phone is (706) 292-0040.
- Rome Orthopaedic Center100 Three Rivers Drive, Ne, Rome, GA 30161Phone(706) 292-0040
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Paxten's primary practice is Rome Orthopaedic Center in Rome, Georgia. Dr. Paxten is also affiliated with Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. The medical group on file is Rome Orthopaedic Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paxten to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, 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. Michael Keath Paxten's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paxten practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Rome Orthopaedic Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Keath Paxten is one of 72 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Georgia
Hand surgery is Dr. Paxten's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Paxten is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Paxten's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
- Orthopaedic surgery, Texas
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Paxten
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians 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. Michael Keath Paxten billed Medicare for 1,346 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,346 Medicare services from Dr. Paxten across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 309 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,495 for them.
Dr. Paxten's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3862024: 48024%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4532024: 35921%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4072024: 27832%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2412024: 21013%
- Other services
- 2023: 292024: 1934%
Where Dr. Paxten's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,27995%
- In a facility675%
Dr. Paxten compared with the Georgia median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Paxten
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 1,346vs 1,2478% above
- Medicare patients
- 309vs 26815% above
- Part D claims
- 369vs 20481% above
Medians across 75 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Paxten'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. Michael Keath Paxten treated 309 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paxten in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paxten's median patient age at 58, with 54% women.
Dr. Paxten's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Paxten's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17858%
- Men13142%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Paxten's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis68%
- Anxiety38%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Mood disorders33%
- Diabetes31%
- Depression30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Paxten's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten wrote 393 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Paxten wrote 393 Medicare Part D claims for 209 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 369 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,889 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 313 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Paxten's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic391 claims99%
- Brand-name and other2 claims1%
Dr. Paxten'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. Paxten's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids48%190 of 393 claims
- Antibiotics9%35 of 393 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: 3132024: 36918%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 8 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. Michael Keath Paxten ranks in the 77th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Paxten accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Paxten, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Paxten ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 77th percentile33 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 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)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Keath Paxten received $4,594 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 61 general payments to Dr. Paxten from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 59% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $2,067.
General payments to Dr. Paxten by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Paxten by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$2,72259%
- Food and beverage$1,77339%
- Gifts$992%
Companies that paid Dr. Paxten the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Dr. Paxten graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Keath Paxten'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten's NPI number is 1023246923. It was assigned on June 30, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten?
Dr. Michael Keath Paxten is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Rome, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. Michael Keath Paxten practice?
Dr. Paxten practices at 100 Three Rivers Drive, Ne, Rome, GA 30161. Dr. Paxten's primary practice is Rome Orthopaedic Center in Rome, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paxten to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Paxten is (706) 292-0040.
What is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten's medical license number?
Dr. Paxten holds Georgia license 73622, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Keath Paxten been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Paxten in Georgia and Texas.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten affiliated with?
Dr. Paxten is affiliated with Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Paxten to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten part of?
Dr. Paxten is linked to Rome Orthopaedic Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Paxten to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michael Keath Paxten accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paxten billed Medicare for 1,346 services in 2024, and Dr. Paxten accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Keath Paxten see?
CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paxten in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Michael Keath Paxten board certified?
Yes. Dr. Paxten is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Michael Keath Paxten bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Paxten's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), office visit, established patient (99213) and injected or infused drug (J0702).
Where did Dr. Michael Keath Paxten go to medical school?
Dr. Paxten graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Keath Paxten prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paxten's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Meloxicam and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Michael Keath Paxten received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,594 in general payments to Dr. Paxten from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AxoGen.
How long has Dr. Michael Keath Paxten been practicing?
Dr. Paxten graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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