Leigha Shepard , NP
Nurse Practitioner • Albany, GA
605 Pointe North Blvd
Albany, GA 317211514
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on August 16, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 662 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 239 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 166 service units.
- 31575 — Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope: 57 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 927 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Famotidine — 172 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluticasone Propionate — 161 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil — 86 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 20 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 313. Middle half: 45 to 514.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 237. Middle half: 83 to 600.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 218 in 2022 to 662 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
605 Pointe North Blvd
Albany, GA 317211514
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Albany Ear Nose Throat Sinus And Allergy Llc; Phoebe Physician Group Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2021
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
424 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $52,028 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $35,869 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,315 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$88,585 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $305.99 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $305.99 across 14 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $127.91 across 5 records.
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $57.63 across 3 records.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.: $39.12 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
5 years (graduated 2021)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2021
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Leigha Shepard has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Leigha Shepard as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Albany and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 313. Middle half: 45 to 514.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 237. Middle half: 83 to 600.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,328. Middle half: $4,554 to $28,037.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,131. Middle half: $6,757 to $37,268.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,345. Middle half: $3,629 to $19,347.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,801. Middle half: $5,094 to $27,820.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 792. Middle half: 173 to 2,442.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,337 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 379. Middle half: 102 to 1,362.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Albany, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $87,532. Middle half: $2,771 to $260,272.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,337 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,407. Middle half: $1,326 to $171,715.
33 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Albany, GA (3,110 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Albany
9.1% of these 33 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 33 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 204% from 218 in 2022 to 662 in 2024.
- 2022: 218
- 2023: 251
- 2024: 662
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 199% from $17,417 in 2022 to $52,028 in 2024.
- 2022: $17,417
- 2023: $20,987
- 2024: $52,028
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 200% from $11,958 in 2022 to $35,869 in 2024.
- 2022: $11,958
- 2023: $15,482
- 2024: $35,869
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 129% from 405 in 2022 to 927 in 2024.
- 2022: 405
- 2023: 622
- 2024: 927
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 139% from 551 in 2022 to 1,315 in 2024.
- 2022: 551
- 2023: 871
- 2024: 1,315
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 685% from $11,287 in 2022 to $88,585 in 2024.
- 2022: $11,287
- 2023: $9,655
- 2024: $88,585
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $90.55 in 2021 to $305.99 in 2025.
- 2021: $90.55
- 2022: $100.71
- 2023: $124.96
- 2024: $260.12
- 2025: $305.99
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $305.99.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NEFFY | General | $28.74 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $28.26 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIBTAYO | General | $27.68 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $25.53 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $23.83 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $22.61 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPIRE | General | $21.46 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $20.92 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $19.92 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $19.27 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $18.44 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPIRE | General | $17.66 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $17.57 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XHANCE | General | $14.10 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2021–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2022–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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239 | 193 | $110.00 | $71.72 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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166 | 166 | $185.00 | $88.26 |
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31575
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
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57 | 52 | $250.00 | $97.79 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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41 | 39 | $160.00 | $101.58 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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38 | 38 | $284.61 | $133.36 |
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92567
Test to assess middle ear function
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32 | 31 | $50.00 | $12.35 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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31 | 28 | $73.06 | $44.06 |
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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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21 | 21 | $90.00 | $37.88 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $150.00 | $56.79 |
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70486
Ct scan of face without contrast
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18 | 18 | $600.00 | $99.64 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Famotidine | Famotidine | 172 | 8,801 | $1,305.60 | 58 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 161 | 7,040 | $1,988.39 | 72 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 86 | 2,497 | $3,906.25 | 76 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 63 | 4,410 | $380.46 | 31 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 59 | 2,128 | $433.40 | 13 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 55 | 1,209 | $3,717.13 | 41 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 47 | 3,430 | $551.09 | 26 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 37 | 370 | $340.64 | 35 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 28 | 277 | $77.87 | 25 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 25 | 827 | $783.58 | 12 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 24 | 151 | $153.97 | 23 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 24 | 990 | $580.88 | 17 |
| Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone | Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 21 | 342 | $2,316.51 | 12 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 20 | 660 | $143.52 | — |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 20 | 460 | $282.38 | 14 |
| Mometasone Furoate | Mometasone Furoate | 20 | 514 | $277.77 | 17 |
| Streptomycin Sulfate | Streptomycin Sulfate | 20 | 600 | $70,450.38 | 12 |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 16 | 232 | $464.19 | 11 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 15 | 194 | $168.28 | — |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 14 | 176 | $262.84 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-10-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20211110001235
GA
7719376961
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
151 Mayo St, Americus, GA 317094782
Phone: 2299282900
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
151 Mayo St A, Americus, GA 317094782
Phone: 2293125800
Albany Ear Nose Throat Sinus And Allergy Llc
605 Pointe N Blvd, Albany, GA 317211514
Phone: 2294357161
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
605 Pointe N Blvd, Albany, GA 317211514
Phone: 2293121000
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
151 Mayo St E, Americus, GA 317094782
Phone: 2299311159
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
151 Mayo St C, Americus, GA 317094782
Phone: 2299282882
Phoebe Physician Group Inc
151 Mayo St D, Americus, GA 317094782
Phone: 2299281100
Secondary Practice Locations
605 Pointe North Blvd
Albany, GA 317211514
Phone: 2294357161
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Audiologist
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 16, 2021.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from September 2021 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Albany
- Chantileer Jackson, APN
- Laura Anderson, NP
- Taylor Holmes, NP-C
- Holly Azimi, NP
- Tammy Boyd
- Leah Webb, NP
Mailing Address
605 Pointe North Blvd
Albany, GA 317211514
Phone: 2294357161