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Michael Brugger , PA

Physician Assistant β€’ Athens, GA

Active NPI 1497908917 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

55 Carlton St
Athens, GA 306021526

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

55 Carlton St

Athens, GA 306021526

Telephone 7065428621
Fax 7065830217
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Board Of Regents Of The University System Of Georgia Facility NPI 1811098817

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.

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NPI first issued

2008

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.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Athens and Georgia

97 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Athens, GA (4,665 in Georgia).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Athens

7.2% of these 97 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

66% of these 97 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

License # reported to NPPES GA 001953

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

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Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

7 listed
Joy Ford , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1720233208

Physician Assistant

Dr. Clara Herrin , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1346428356

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1952619298

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

NPI 1801074604

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Garth Russo , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1013195825

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Carl Smith , MD

Clinical Pharmacology

NPI 1043498827

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated October 28, 2008.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1497908917
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 28, 2008
Last Update: October 06, 2009
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

55 Carlton St

Athens, GA 306021526

Phone: 7065428621

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.