Josiah S. Matthews IV, MD

NPI 1497717003ActiveIndividual· Anesthesiology· Albany, GA

Anesthesiology (MD) in Albany, Georgia, trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (class of 1992). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $774,878 for 10,833 claims, against $281,717 paid for services in 2024. Forte Bio-Pharma LLC was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,519 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1497717003
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Aug 24, 2015

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Anesthesiology Primary	207L00000X	041615	GA
Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine	208VP0000X	041615	GA
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine	208VP0014X	041615	GA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management (GA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	408
Services billed	4,597 across 45 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$281,717

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	10,833 · 11,322 30-day fills
Patients	740
Total drug cost	$774,878
Generic share	93% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Graduation year	1992
Medicare specialty	Interventional Pain Management
Secondary specialties	Anesthesiology, Pain Management