Joseph J Gaines Jr., MD

Primary specialty

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZP0102X

License

028550 Issued in GA

Practice address

1230 Baxter St
Athens, GA 30606

Phone

(706) 389-2425

Fax

(706) 389-2426

NPI assigned

Feb 28, 2006

Last updated

Mar 4, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pathology

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc.Group PAC ID 7113098393, 118 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Mary's Hospital Hospital, Athens, GA, CCN 110006
• St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Hospital, Greensboro, GA, CCN 111329
• Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC Hospital, Lavonia, GA, CCN 110027

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/7598/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Pathology and Laboratory Consultants of Athens LLC

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1861460248
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• St Mary's Medical Group, Inc

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1376711333
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc.

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1316733355
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc.

  dba St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Greensboro, GA
  • NPI 1346209137
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Mary's Hospital, Inc.

  dba St. Mary's Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1871556621
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Inc.

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Lavonia, GA
  • NPI 1518354778
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "LAWRENCEVILLE",
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            "address_1": "2720 Dundee Rd # 302",
            "city": "Northbrook",
            "state": "IL",
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• Scotty Lane Gadlin, M.D.
• Marta Anna Gaertig, MD
• Stefan Adrian Gafoor, MD
• Gage Holdings Incorporated
• Steven Gage, DC
• Josephine Gaines, RN
• Michelle Gaissert, CRNA
• Jerry Edward Gale
• Lemuel Hope Saceda Galindo, M.D.
• Anthony M Galis, L.AC.

• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Athens, GA
• Providers in Athens, GA by specialty
• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.