Dr. John Sucher , MD
Specialist • Dalton, GA
1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 307202529
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NPI assigned on June 14, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 75 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:
- 00731 — Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 16 service units.
- 00811 — Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope: 16 service units.
- 01480 — Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones: 16 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 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Georgia (2024, 162 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,032. Middle half: 227 to 3,132.
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 60 in 2020 to 75 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 307202529
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: Alta Anesthesia Associates Of Georgia, Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine
1980
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
168 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 $9,474 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 $7,576 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $149.65 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $149.65 across 7 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $149.65 across 7 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
46 years (graduated 1980)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1980 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, CMS release of October 2, 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.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Sucher 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. Sucher 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
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Georgia (2024, 162 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,032. Middle half: 227 to 3,132.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Dalton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Georgia (2024, 162 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $74,203. Middle half: $19,051 to $236,577.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Dalton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Georgia (2024, 162 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $56,615. Middle half: $13,857 to $175,504.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Dalton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
12 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Dalton, GA (842 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dalton
0% of these 12 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
16.7% of these 12 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 25% from 60 in 2020 to 75 in 2024.
- 2020: 60
- 2021: 20
- 2022: 324
- 2023: 247
- 2024: 75
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 67% from $5,658 in 2020 to $9,474 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,658
- 2021: $1,244
- 2022: $28,586
- 2023: $21,706
- 2024: $9,474
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 67% from $4,527 in 2020 to $7,576 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,527
- 2021: $946
- 2022: $22,593
- 2023: $17,369
- 2024: $7,576
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $11.52 in 2020 to $149.65 in 2025.
- 2020: $11.52
- 2024: $135.75
- 2025: $149.65
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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 $149.65.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $23.65 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $23.22 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $21.40 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $21.20 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $21.12 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $19.79 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $19.27 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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16 | 16 | $464.95 | $71.64 |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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16 | 16 | $377.34 | $59.82 |
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01480
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones
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16 | 16 | $903.66 | $159.64 |
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00840
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen
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15 | 15 | $1246.00 | $225.61 |
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01810
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand
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12 | 12 | $673.31 | $119.37 |
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: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20080325000502
GA
8022915545
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Alta Anesthesia Associates Of Georgia, Pc
2000 Dan Proctor Dr, Saint Marys, GA 315583810
Phone: 8802332570
Alta Anesthesia Associates Of Georgia, Pc
3100 Kemble Ave, Brunswick, GA 315204211
Phone: 8802332570
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 Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 14, 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 November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Dalton
Healthcare providers in DaltonMailing Address
Po Box 2563
Dalton, GA 307222563
Phone: 7062594435