Dr. Heidi Sue Handel , DO
Anesthesiology โข Augusta, GA
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 309012612
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NPI assigned on October 19, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 330 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 00142 โ Anesthesia for lens surgery: 126 service units.
- 00145 โ Anesthesia for retinal surgery: 44 service units.
- 01810 โ Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand: 34 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 98. Middle half: 57 to 226.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 54 to 229.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 459 in 2020 to 330 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 309012612
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
332 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $26,745 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $21,051 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2006
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Dr. Handel 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 Dr. Handel 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 Augusta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 98. Middle half: 57 to 226.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 54 to 229.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,112. Middle half: $4,453 to $24,555.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,665. Middle half: $4,773 to $22,629.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,818. Middle half: $3,544 to $19,764.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,314. Middle half: $3,801 to $17,950.
181 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Augusta, GA (1,411 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
0.6% of these 181 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
48.1% of these 181 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 decreased 28% from 459 in 2020 to 330 in 2024.
- 2020: 459
- 2021: 458
- 2022: 359
- 2023: 27
- 2024: 330
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 48% from $51,699 in 2020 to $26,745 in 2024.
- 2020: $51,699
- 2021: $52,779
- 2022: $29,813
- 2023: $3,590
- 2024: $26,745
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 50% from $41,865 in 2020 to $21,051 in 2024.
- 2020: $41,865
- 2021: $42,720
- 2022: $24,386
- 2023: $2,860
- 2024: $21,051
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00142
Anesthesia for lens surgery
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126 | 85 | $386.33 | $59.93 |
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00145
Anesthesia for retinal surgery
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44 | 40 | $776.04 | $126.43 |
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01810
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand
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34 | 32 | $423.88 | $65.74 |
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01480
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones
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26 | 25 | $496.80 | $79.21 |
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00300
Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back
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18 | 15 | $627.90 | $99.74 |
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64415
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)
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16 | 16 | $426.00 | $64.38 |
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01630
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint
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15 | 15 | $769.43 | $125.00 |
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01830
Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones
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14 | 14 | $602.27 | $95.59 |
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00160
Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses
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13 | 13 | $703.80 | $115.00 |
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01400
Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $469.20 | $74.50 |
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00902
Anesthesia for procedure on anus and rectum
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11 | 11 | $478.40 | $75.87 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20101206000668
GA
2961699749
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 19, 2006.
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.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Augusta
- Dr. Vaibhav Bora, MBBS
- Dr. Mark Knight, MD
- Dr. Shirlie Redd, MD
- Dr. William Babcock, MD
- Dr. Guy Caiafa, MD
- Dimitri Haddad
Mailing Address
Po Box 3967
Augusta, GA 309143967
Phone: 7067379250