Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Garland Keith Gudger Jr., MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1902101702

Garland Keith Gudger Jr., MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Columbus, Georgia. Graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with Hughston Clinic PC, a 112-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
Mercer University School of Medicine
Licensed in
AL, GA, SC
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
3
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

6262 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 31909-3540
Phone: (706) 324-6661
Fax: (706) 494-3201
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 512 N Shady Ln, Dothan, AL 36303-2991 — (334) 699-5747
  • 107 Calumet Center Rd, Lagrange, GA 30241-6705 — (706) 884-3274

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 75166 (GA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 33535 (SC)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence MD.34858 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1902101702
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJanuary 26, 2011
Last updated in NPPESNovember 20, 2020
Certification dateNovember 20, 2020

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolMERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice Hughston Clinic Pc — 112 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations9 on file with Medicare

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.

Knee replacement 115 times · 95th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 17 times · 90th percentile
Hip replacement 43 times · 84th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

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.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients820
Services billed 25,133 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $361 1 payment · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $115 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Hospital · Phenix City, AL · listed as Russell County Community Hospital LLC
  • Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital · Columbus, GA · listed as Hughston Hospital, Inc
  • Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Hospital · Lagrange, GA · listed as West Georgia Medical Center, Inc
  • Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital · Columbus, GA
  • Upson Regional Medical Center Hospital · Thomaston, GA
  • Enhabit Home Health Home health agency · Columbus, GA
  • Prohealth Home Health-Georgia, Llc Home health agency · Columbus, GA

Colleagues at Hughston Clinic PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 112 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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