Krista Dennis , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Augusta, GA
820 Saint Sebastian Way Ste 4a
Augusta, GA 309012643
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NPI assigned on October 12, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 261 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:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 111 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 54 service units.
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 53 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,260 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Prednisone โ 318 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate โ 162 prescription fills, including refills.
- Carvedilol โ 157 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 51 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 172. Middle half: 73 to 587.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 206. Middle half: 69 to 679.
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 1,591 in 2020 to 261 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
820 Saint Sebastian Way Ste 4a
Augusta, GA 309012643
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 1 group name: Wellstar Medical Group Llc. 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
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
139 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 $21,786 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 $15,410 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.
30-day fills
4,070 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
$131,979 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $593.28 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $593.28 across 19 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $128.04 across 2 records.
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $113.56 across 1 record.
- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $63.26 across 3 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
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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
2018
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, 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)
Krista Dennis 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 Krista Dennis 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 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 172. Middle half: 73 to 587.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 206. Middle half: 69 to 679.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,664. Middle half: $5,902 to $29,755.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,567. Middle half: $5,959 to $34,890.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,673. Middle half: $4,551 to $22,005.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,516. Middle half: $4,485 to $25,995.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 115 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 299. Middle half: 96 to 759.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,084 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 227. Middle half: 71 to 699.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA (2024, 115 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,962. Middle half: $742 to $129,147.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,084 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,172. Middle half: $609 to $75,033.
231 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Augusta, GA (4,665 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
4.8% of these 231 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.2% of these 231 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 84% from 1,591 in 2020 to 261 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,591
- 2021: 1,301
- 2022: 297
- 2023: 504
- 2024: 261
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 52% from $44,965 in 2020 to $21,786 in 2024.
- 2020: $44,965
- 2021: $44,022
- 2022: $23,271
- 2023: $40,074
- 2024: $21,786
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 56% from $35,089 in 2020 to $15,410 in 2024.
- 2020: $35,089
- 2021: $32,331
- 2022: $18,339
- 2023: $31,412
- 2024: $15,410
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 2,487 in 2020 and 2,260 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,487
- 2021: 3,855
- 2022: 644
- 2023: 1,557
- 2024: 2,260
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 20% from 5,081 in 2020 to 4,070 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,081
- 2021: 8,030
- 2022: 1,301
- 2023: 2,952
- 2024: 4,070
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 91% from $1,433,976 in 2020 to $131,979 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,433,976
- 2021: $2,472,806
- 2022: $358,069
- 2023: $151,919
- 2024: $131,979
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 53% from $1,249.60 in 2021 to $593.28 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,249.60
- 2022: $131.71
- 2023: $207.51
- 2024: $354.28
- 2025: $593.28
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 โ December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $593.28.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $113.56 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $99.62 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIVTENCITY | General | $33.67 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JYNARQUE | General | $28.42 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KRYSTEXXA | General | $28.20 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PREVYMIS | General | $26.21 |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENVARSUS | General | $25.30 |
| One Lambda, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $24.21 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PREVYMIS | General | $23.82 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $23.45 |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENVARSUS | General | $22.14 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $20.85 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $19.73 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IBSRELA | General | $19.48 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $19.32 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GIVLAARI | General | $17.27 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIVTENCITY | General | $16.26 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $15.95 |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENVARSUS | General | $15.82 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2018โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2019โ2024; 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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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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111 | 76 | $226.05 | $78.32 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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54 | 31 | $247.56 | $95.86 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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53 | 41 | $252.70 | $115.77 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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24 | 19 | $170.17 | $63.64 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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19 | 18 | $39.00 | $13.30 |
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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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 318 | 14,938 | $1,428.55 | 75 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 162 | 10,043 | $829.79 | 54 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 157 | 9,248 | $1,155.14 | 46 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 130 | 8,721 | $899.68 | 42 |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | Cinacalcet Hcl | 130 | 6,240 | $19,529.74 | 31 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 93 | 6,230 | $479.23 | 36 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 90 | 3,960 | $1,394.12 | 23 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 86 | 3,432 | $1,390.00 | 27 |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 73 | 3,778 | $1,528.41 | 25 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 71 | 4,605 | $1,683.36 | 25 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 68 | 4,710 | $643.65 | 21 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 57 | 3,310 | $592.29 | 13 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 52 | 2,850 | $430.06 | 18 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 48 | 3,240 | $946.97 | 17 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 41 | 2,130 | $192.91 | 12 |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 37 | 1,290 | $2,860.23 | โ |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 33 | 1,826 | $207.49 | โ |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 31 | 1,650 | $31,628.57 | 11 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 31 | 1,290 | $25,178.44 | โ |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 30 | 1,860 | $587.58 | 12 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 29 | 2,220 | $421.94 | 14 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 28 | 2,202 | $307.33 | โ |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 27 | 1,418 | $172.28 | โ |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 26 | 1,193 | $236.20 | โ |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 24 | 1,378 | $163.17 | โ |
(top 25 shown)
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: 2020-05-04NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20181218001228
GA
1153666235
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
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 309120004
Phone: 7067218623
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
989 Saint Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 309120004
Phone: 7067212171
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
5150 Stilesboro N W Rd, Kennesaw, GA 301527742
Phone: 7704248222
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 820 SAINT SEBASTIAN WAY STE 4A, AUGUSTA, GA 309012643 (Tel: 7067747760)
Registered at 820 SAINT SEBASTIAN WAY, AUGUSTA, GA 309012643 (Tel: 7067747760)
Recorded as KRISTA DENNIS, PA-C
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4321 UNIVERSITY PKWY STE 101, EVANS, GA 308093093 (Tel: 7067747760)
Registered at PO BOX 1705, AUGUSTA, GA 309031705 (Tel: 7067747760)
Recorded as KRISTA BENSON, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: GA 8987)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Augusta
- Shelley Young, PA
- Frances Lockwood, PA
- Katherine Currie, PA
- Paul Coffman, PA-C
- Molly Gayden, PA-C
- Kathryn Carney, PA-C
Mailing Address
820 Saint Sebastian Way
Augusta, GA 309012643
Phone: 7067747760