Karah Freeman Smith , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Dalton, GA
1114 Professional Blvd
Dalton, GA 307202588
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 October 10, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 6,931 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:
- 36415 — Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample: 657 service units.
- 80053 — Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals: 542 service units.
- J1100 — Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg: 524 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.
CPT® 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 36 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 8,128 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:
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 400 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 351 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 308 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 136 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,343. Middle half: 226 to 3,549.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 5,597 in 2020 to 6,931 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1114 Professional Blvd
Dalton, GA 307202588
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
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
404 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 $151,742 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 $118,876 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
16,943 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
$557,284 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: $55.07 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $55.07 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Abbott Laboratories: $20.01 across 1 record.
- Corcept Therapeutics: $17.80 across 1 record.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $17.26 across 1 record.
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).
NPI first issued
2005
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, “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)
Karah Smith 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 Karah Smith 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 Dalton and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,343. Middle half: 226 to 3,549.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of 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 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,627. Middle half: $24,803 to $129,762.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% 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 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,426. Middle half: $19,309 to $94,475.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of 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 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 534. Middle half: 80 to 2,584.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% 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 Dalton, GA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $187,776. Middle half: $519 to $530,184.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% 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.
34 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Dalton, GA (4,665 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dalton
5.9% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.7% of these 34 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 24% from 5,597 in 2020 to 6,931 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,597
- 2021: 6,581
- 2022: 7,069
- 2023: 7,237
- 2024: 6,931
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 47% from $102,946 in 2020 to $151,742 in 2024.
- 2020: $102,946
- 2021: $142,478
- 2022: $160,594
- 2023: $148,762
- 2024: $151,742
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 55% from $76,585 in 2020 to $118,876 in 2024.
- 2020: $76,585
- 2021: $105,167
- 2022: $122,486
- 2023: $113,921
- 2024: $118,876
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 7,704 in 2020 and 8,128 in 2024.
- 2020: 7,704
- 2021: 7,912
- 2022: 7,783
- 2023: 9,382
- 2024: 8,128
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 21% from 13,963 in 2020 to 16,943 in 2024.
- 2020: 13,963
- 2021: 14,523
- 2022: 14,913
- 2023: 19,124
- 2024: 16,943
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 30% from $429,844 in 2020 to $557,284 in 2024.
- 2020: $429,844
- 2021: $502,077
- 2022: $599,819
- 2023: $698,341
- 2024: $557,284
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $16.51 in 2021 to $55.07 in 2025.
- 2021: $16.51
- 2022: $544.03
- 2023: $747.22
- 2024: $789.67
- 2025: $55.07
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): fewer than 11 records totaling $55.07.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 | General | $20.01 |
| Corcept Therapeutics |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Korlym | General | $17.80 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INCEPTIV | General | $17.26 |
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 2016–2023 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, 2017–2024; 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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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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657 | 315 | $8.00 | $7.84 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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542 | 291 | $25.00 | $10.35 |
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J1100
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
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524 | 105 | $0.80 | $0.11 |
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85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
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512 | 299 | $20.00 | $7.52 |
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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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500 | 291 | $125.00 | $71.76 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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475 | 274 | $28.75 | $12.94 |
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83721
Ldl cholesterol level
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475 | 274 | $20.75 | $10.15 |
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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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420 | 259 | $175.71 | $100.70 |
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81001
Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
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384 | 261 | $8.00 | $3.07 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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320 | 65 | $2.76 | $0.97 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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223 | 133 | $20.95 | $9.48 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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213 | 136 | $47.09 | $11.02 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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203 | 131 | $36.75 | $16.14 |
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J1885
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg
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176 | 39 | $1.80 | $0.64 |
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J0696
Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg
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154 | 36 | $1.26 | $0.46 |
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84439
Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free
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108 | 83 | $19.75 | $8.59 |
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G0446
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes
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95 | 95 | $25.00 | $20.01 |
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J1020
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg
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91 | 44 | $5.00 | $4.97 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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90 | 90 | $105.98 | $100.78 |
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87804
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
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88 | 42 | $30.00 | $15.95 |
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G0444
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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81 | 81 | $20.00 | $14.42 |
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G0442
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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79 | 79 | $40.00 | $14.43 |
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80048
Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
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78 | 66 | $19.50 | $7.56 |
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J3420
Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg
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69 | 31 | $19.00 | $1.23 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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48 | 47 | $41.01 | $30.39 |
(top 25 shown)
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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| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 400 | 32,404 | $4,044.11 | 112 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 351 | 28,091 | $2,251.73 | 101 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 308 | 25,334 | $1,933.89 | 89 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 295 | 22,367 | $1,928.05 | 83 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 255 | 19,136 | $2,765.95 | 73 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 239 | 16,593 | $2,852.55 | 66 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 233 | 17,395 | $3,012.28 | 65 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 206 | 17,870 | $1,994.47 | 62 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 196 | 10,612 | $3,633.55 | 54 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 190 | 15,848 | $1,408.44 | 58 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 188 | 11,234 | $823.69 | 52 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 184 | 9,111 | $1,237.55 | 46 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 183 | 13,875 | $561.53 | 49 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 169 | 4,689 | $1,077.19 | 50 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 165 | 11,810 | $919.14 | 50 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 157 | 9,333 | $3,015.63 | 39 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 154 | 10,300 | $1,022.90 | 37 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 133 | 10,808 | $1,853.78 | 38 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 132 | 8,882 | $2,010.58 | 35 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 117 | 8,178 | $849.31 | 34 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 114 | 5,854 | $314.87 | 32 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 113 | 6,240 | $438.23 | 28 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 111 | 5,652 | $1,592.02 | 23 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 99 | 6,170 | $719.34 | 22 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 96 | 4,341 | $84,148.39 | 16 |
(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
NUCC 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
I20101228000823
GA
8224226733
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.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified), Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 10, 2005.
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 Physician Assistants in Dalton
- Joseph Paulson, PA-C
- Haley Mertz, PA
- Shannon Zundel, PA-C
- Joseph Ballard, PA
- Jennifer Duckett, PA-C
- David Langlois, PA-C
Mailing Address
1114 Professional Blvd
Dalton, GA 307202588
Phone: 7062780138