Dr. Kevin James Collins, MD

Dr. Collins practices at Hughston Surgical Center - Columbus in Columbus, Georgia.

Dr. Collins' NPI, 1487696225, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. Collins graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Collins' Georgia license number on file is 057593.

Dr. Collins' primary practice is Hughston Surgical Center - Columbus, at 6262 Veterans Parkway, Suite B, Columbus, GA 31909. The practice phone is (706) 494-3434.

Dr. Collins' primary practice is Hughston Surgical Center - Columbus in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Collins is also affiliated with SGMC Health Main. The medical group on file is Hughston Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Collins to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Collins practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Collins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Collins is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Collins' licenses on file in 3 states: Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint pain and leg, ankle or foot fracture among the conditions Dr. Collins treats.

CMS data shows 4,151 Medicare services from Dr. Collins across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 428 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,329 for them.

CMS counts 428 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Collins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 222 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Collins' median patient age at 63, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Collins wrote 722 Medicare Part D claims for 224 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 679 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,022 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 510 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Collins for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Collins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 96 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Collins, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Collins. Dr. Collins' most frequent co-author is Kalia Kumar Sadasivan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Collins from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $3,783.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Collins, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Collins graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Collins is a member of AAOS, AOSSM and Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Dr. Collins is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.