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Dr. Craig R Thayer, MD, FACS

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1861548117

Dr. Craig R Thayer, MD, FACS practises General Surgery in Dalton, Georgia. Graduated from University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with Hamilton Medical Center, Inc, a 104-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California and Georgia.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA, GA
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
8
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
FACS — Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
A surgeon admitted as a fellow of the ACS.

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Practice location Address checks out

1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 30720-2529
Phone: (706) 272-6596
Fax: (706) 272-6270
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 99050 (GA)
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Trauma Surgery Physician Taxonomy 2086S0127X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Surgical Critical Care Physician Taxonomy 2086S0102X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Surgical Oncology Physician Taxonomy 2086X0206X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208C00000X · Licence G62641 (CA)
Vascular Surgery Physician Taxonomy 2086S0129X · Licence G62641 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1861548117
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , FACS
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJanuary 26, 2007
Last updated in NPPESDecember 5, 2025
Certification dateDecember 5, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice Hamilton Medical Center, Inc — 104 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 44 times · 77th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Hamilton Medical Center, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 104 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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