Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,730
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 314
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,352
- Publications
- 185
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 100 Frist Court, Columbus, GA 31909
- Practice phone
- Call (706) 494-2101
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce is an orthopedic surgeon in Columbus, Georgia
Dr. Ponce practices at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside in Columbus, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.
Dr. Ponce's NPI, 1659358091, was assigned on December 28, 2005. Dr. Ponce graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Ponce holds Alabama license 27539.
- NPI
- 1659358091NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6204898554
- NPI enumeration date
- December 28, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (706) 494-2101
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce practices at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside in Columbus, Georgia
Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside, at 100 Frist Court, Columbus, GA 31909 in Muscogee County. The practice phone is (706) 494-2101.
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside100 Frist Court, Columbus, GA 31909 · Muscogee CountyPhone(706) 494-2101
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside in Columbus, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Ponce is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponce to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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. Brent Andrew Ponce's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ponce practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce is one of 659 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ponce's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ponce's licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimary
- Colorado license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ponce
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce billed Medicare for 3,730 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,730 Medicare services from Dr. Ponce across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 314 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,981 for them.
Dr. Ponce's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 872024: 2,8223144%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4612024: 4865%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3372024: 3176%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1432024: 10527%
Where Dr. Ponce's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,68399%
- In a facility471%
Dr. Ponce compared with the Georgia median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ponce
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 3,730vs 1,5742.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 314vs 28012% above
- Part D claims
- 1,285vs 3543.6 times
Medians across 619 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ponce'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. Brent Andrew Ponce treated 314 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponce in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 148 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ponce's median patient age at 65, with 55% women.
Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19662%
- Men11838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis71%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Diabetes38%
- Anxiety33%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Mood disorders25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ponce's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce wrote 1,352 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ponce wrote 1,352 Medicare Part D claims for 393 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,285 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,023 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 767 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Ponce's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,348 claims100%
- Brand-name and other4 claims0%
Dr. Ponce'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. Ponce's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%226 of 1,352 claims
- Antibiotics7%93 of 1,352 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: 7672024: 1,28568%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 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. Brent Andrew Ponce scored 73 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 73 out of 100 for Dr. Ponce for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ponce accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ponce as offering telehealth. CMS counts 36 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Ponce, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ponce's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 73of 100Final score
- 52.4of 100Quality
- 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ponce ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 79th percentile36 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce has 185 publications on record
Dmand AI links 185 papers to Dr. Ponce, published from 2010 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Orthopedics, Internship and Residency and Shoulder Joint. Dr. Ponce has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Ponce's most frequent co-authors are Amit Momaya, Alexandra Marie Arguello, MD and Shawna Lee Watson, MD.
Dr. Ponce's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Ponce writes about most
- Orthopedics
- Internship and Residency
- Shoulder Joint
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Postoperative Complications
- Length of Stay
- Arthroplasty, Replacement
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder
Dr. Ponce's most frequent co-authors
- Amit Momaya48 shared papers
- Alexandra Marie Arguello, MD21 shared papers
- Shawna Lee Watson, MD17 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Ponce
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
J Bone Joint Surg Am
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Ponce to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Ponce's trials
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Ponce
- Joseph Albert Abboud, MD1 shared trial
- Adam Michael Almaguer, MD1 shared trial
- Christopher Robert Chuinard, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ponce
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce received $1,341,877 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 625 general payments to Dr. Ponce from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 48% of the total. Wright Medical Technology, Inc. paid the most, $613,731. It also lists 46 research payments totaling $58,857 from 2017 to 2024.
General payments to Dr. Ponce by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ponce by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$637,41448%
- Royalties and licenses$588,13544%
- Travel and lodging$55,3594%
- Speaker and faculty fees$31,8002%
- Other$23,6792%
Companies that paid Dr. Ponce 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. Brent Andrew Ponce graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Dr. Ponce graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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. Brent Andrew Ponce's NPI number?
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce's NPI number is 1659358091. It was assigned on December 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce?
Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce is an orthopedic surgeon in Columbus, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce practice?
Dr. Ponce practices at 100 Frist Court, Columbus, GA 31909. Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside in Columbus, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponce to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ponce is (706) 494-2101.
What is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce's medical license number?
Dr. Ponce holds Alabama license 27539, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ponce in Alabama and Colorado.
Which hospitals is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce affiliated with?
Dr. Ponce practices at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Ponce is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ponce to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce part of?
Dr. Ponce is linked to MUSC Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Ponce to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ponce billed Medicare for 3,730 services in 2024, and Dr. Ponce accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ponce as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce's MIPS score?
Dr. Ponce's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 73 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce see?
CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponce in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ponce's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and diagnostic imaging (73030).
Where did Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce go to medical school?
Dr. Ponce graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ponce's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Oxycodone HCl and Methocarbamol.
Has Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,341,877 in general payments to Dr. Ponce from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
How long has Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce been practicing?
Dr. Ponce graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce do research?
Dmand AI links 185 publications to Dr. Ponce, published from 2010 to 2025. Dr. Ponce has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Brent Andrew Ponce publish with?
Dr. Ponce's most frequent co-authors are Amit Momaya (48 shared papers), Alexandra Marie Arguello, MD (21 shared papers) and Shawna Lee Watson, MD (17 shared papers).
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