Dr. Joseph H. Berger, MD

  • Thomasville, GA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1437251410PAC ID0345261509
Medicare services, 2024
2,599
Medicare patients, 2024
278
Part D claims, 2024
615
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
305 W Hansell St, Thomasville, GA 31792
Practice phone
Call (229) 228-6355
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Primary practice

Joseph H. Berger, MD

Thomasville, Georgia

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Dr. Joseph H. Berger is an otolaryngologist in Thomasville, Georgia

Dr. Berger practices at Joseph H. Berger, MD in Thomasville, Georgia.

Dr. Berger's NPI, 1437251410, was assigned on September 1, 2006. Dr. Berger graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Berger holds Georgia license 028722.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0345261509
NPI enumeration date
September 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(229) 228-6355
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph H. Berger practices at Joseph H. Berger, MD in Thomasville, Georgia

Dr. Berger's primary practice is Joseph H. Berger, MD, at 305 W Hansell St, Thomasville, GA 31792 in Thomas County. The practice phone is (229) 228-6355.

  • Joseph H. Berger, MD
    305 W Hansell St, Thomasville, GA 31792 · Thomas CountyPhone(229) 228-6355

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joseph H. Berger is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Berger's primary practice is Joseph H. Berger, MD in Thomasville, Georgia. Dr. Berger is also affiliated with Archbold Memorial. The medical group on file is Joseph H. Berger, MD. Dmand AI also links Dr. Berger to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph H. Berger's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Joseph H. Berger, MDAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joseph H. Berger is one of 302 otolaryngologists in Georgia

Otolaryngology is Dr. Berger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Berger is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 028722 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic ear infection, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery and hearing loss and impairment among the conditions Dr. Berger treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Berger

Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

302otolaryngologists in Georgia
2otolaryngologists in Thomasville

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph H. Berger billed Medicare for 2,599 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,599 Medicare services from Dr. Berger across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 278 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,160 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,599
Medicare patients278
Paid by Medicare$51,160
Procedure codes12

Dr. Berger's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,2132024: 1,99464%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4382024: 4513%
Surgery
2023: 1222024: 1128%
Imaging
2023: 352024: 4220%

Dr. Berger compared with the Georgia median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Berger
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
2,599vs 6733.9 times
Medicare patients
278vs 3028% below
Part D claims
535vs 30277% above

Medians across 289 otolaryngologists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Berger'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. Joseph H. Berger treated 278 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Berger in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Berger's median patient age at 68, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024278
Average age76
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Berger's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Berger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15355%
  • Men12545%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Berger's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Ischemic heart disease36%
  5. Diabetes28%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. COPD22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Berger's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph H. Berger wrote 615 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Berger wrote 615 Medicare Part D claims for 199 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 535 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $198,782 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 454 claims across 18 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024615
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$198,782
Part D patients199

Dr. Berger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic535 claims87%
  • Brand-name80 claims13%

Dr. Berger'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. Berger's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids7%40 of 615 claims
  • Antibiotics18%108 of 615 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: 4542024: 53518%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 18 in 2023.

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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. Joseph H. Berger scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Berger for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Berger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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. Joseph H. Berger received $5,233 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Berger from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Entellus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $2,822.

General payments to Dr. Berger by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Berger by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.2Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,97076%
  • Food and beverage$1,24524%
  • Education$180%

Companies that paid Dr. Berger the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joseph H. Berger graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Berger graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1981.

  1. Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joseph H. Berger accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Berger is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Berger accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Joseph H. Berger's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph H. Berger's NPI number?

Dr. Joseph H. Berger's NPI number is 1437251410. It was assigned on September 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph H. Berger?

Dr. Joseph H. Berger is an otolaryngologist in Thomasville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Joseph H. Berger practice?

Dr. Berger practices at 305 W Hansell St, Thomasville, GA 31792. Dr. Berger's primary practice is Joseph H. Berger, MD in Thomasville, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Berger to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Joseph H. Berger's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Berger is (229) 228-6355.

What is Dr. Joseph H. Berger's medical license number?

Dr. Berger holds Georgia license 028722.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph H. Berger affiliated with?

Dr. Berger is affiliated with Archbold Memorial. Dmand AI links Dr. Berger to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Joseph H. Berger part of?

Dr. Berger is linked to Joseph H. Berger, MD.

Does Dr. Joseph H. Berger accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Berger billed Medicare for 2,599 services in 2024, and Dr. Berger accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joseph H. Berger's MIPS score?

Dr. Berger's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph H. Berger see?

CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Berger in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Joseph H. Berger bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Berger's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95004), allergy test or treatment (95165) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Joseph H. Berger go to medical school?

Dr. Berger graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1981.

What drugs does Dr. Joseph H. Berger prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Berger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cefuroxime.

Has Dr. Joseph H. Berger received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,233 in general payments to Dr. Berger from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Entellus Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joseph H. Berger been practicing?

Dr. Berger graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Joseph H. Berger accept?

Dr. Berger is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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