Active NPI 1588630461 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Robert A Jenks , MD

Surgery • Columbus, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Robert Jenks, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Columbus, GA. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in 1986, Dr. Jenks delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 920 18TH ST.

Dr. Jenks is affiliated with Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc. and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

920 18th St

Columbus, GA 319011524

Telephone 7066496600

Fax 7066496614

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Surgical Associates Of Columbus Pc Facility NPI 1679545768

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Columbus, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +17.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.2 Yrs

State Avg: 26.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

31 Specialists

Practicing in Columbus, GA (1046 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

3.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Jenks (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Columbus Specialty Average (22.2 Years) 22.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	46	25	$135.00	$47.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$587.53	$155.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	32	$388.57	$117.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	21	$259.47	$83.53
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	21	14	$249.00	$76.12
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$2358.03	$650.44
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$468.00	$125.60
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$370.00	$105.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	74	30	$135.00	$47.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	28	$370.00	$119.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$561.00	$154.03
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	26	$468.00	$118.16
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	25	15	$249.00	$76.51
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	12	12	$1100.00	$206.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	89	42	$135.00	$37.39
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$561.00	$155.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	30	$370.00	$122.49
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	32	$468.00	$130.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	20	$253.00	$86.74
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	18	17	$1366.00	$380.95
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	13	13	$1100.00	$209.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	48	29	$135.00	$36.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$561.00	$162.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	26	$370.00	$116.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	27	17	$253.00	$82.61
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$468.00	$132.35
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$691.00	$194.39
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	14	14	$1366.00	$385.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$370.00	$107.80
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	12	12	$1100.00	$187.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	86	39	$135.00	$38.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	32	$370.00	$102.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$561.00	$158.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	30	$468.00	$135.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	16	$253.00	$67.16
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	18	18	$1084.72	$225.70
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	18	18	$1366.00	$392.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$370.00	$98.44
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	11	11	$691.00	$198.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	67	41	$126.76	$38.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$518.05	$159.40
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	34	33	$421.41	$135.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	26	$224.31	$68.02
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	31	21	$225.29	$71.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	18	$320.00	$104.78
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	15	15	$1281.73	$387.49
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	13	13	$1142.00	$193.20
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$310.91	$94.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$350.09	$98.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	70	34	$105.97	$37.30
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	42	29	$188.21	$68.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	26	$180.76	$68.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	30	$263.48	$99.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$415.96	$150.24
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$360.57	$133.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$520.14	$198.39
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	21	19	$1048.67	$375.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$263.70	$103.29
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	16	15	$2915.34	$822.39
62223 Creation of brain fluid drainage shunt	14	14	$4393.00	$656.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$130.50	$41.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	55	32	$103.00	$38.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	28	$168.00	$65.98
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	28	17	$185.00	$70.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$397.00	$154.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	18	$255.00	$91.76
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	19	18	$1104.00	$304.72
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	12	$134.00	$37.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$346.00	$132.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$260.00	$95.36
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$505.00	$196.60
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	12	12	$969.00	$368.52

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License GA 035663

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicaid-Office

154876 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

601-11881 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicaid-Office

003140760A (GA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

52027867-003 (GA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.

710 Ctr St, Columbus, GA 319011527

Phone: 7065711648

Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.

1800 10th Ave, Columbus, GA 319011529

Phone: 7065711120

Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.

1538 13th Ave, Columbus, GA 319012565

Phone: 7065960078

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 04, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 04, 2014

Registered at 920 18TH ST, COLUMBUS, GA 319011524 (Tel: 7066496600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 04, 2014

Registered at PO BOX 1038, COLUMBUS, GA 319021038 (Tel: 7066606148)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 04, 2014

Recorded as ROBERT JENKS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 04, 2014

Surgery (License #035663 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 28, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1588630461

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 28, 2006

Last Update: September 04, 2014

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1038

Columbus, GA 319021038

Phone: 7066606148

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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