Dr. Christopher Mcalister Ayers , MD
Otolaryngology • Evans, GA
340 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 308093000
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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Dr. Christopher Ayers is listed in NPPES under Otolaryngology.
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NPI assigned on June 22, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 4,855 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:
- 95004 — Test for allergy using allergenic extract: 1,377 service units.
- 95024 — Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin: 807 service units.
- 95117 — Professional service for multiple injections of allergen: 578 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 23 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,229 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:
- Famotidine — 499 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 214 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluticasone Propionate — 155 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 35 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 Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 834. Middle half: 407 to 1,403.
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 4,818 in 2020 to 4,855 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
340 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 308093000
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: Augusta Ent Pc. 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
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Otolaryngology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
842 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 $194,607 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 $140,332 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
3,257 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
$106,577 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: $159.08 across 8 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $159.08 across 8 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $57.40 across 3 records.
- Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies: $50.35 across 2 records.
- Optinose US, Inc.: $47.29 across 2 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
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 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
2011
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, “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)
Dr. Ayers 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. Ayers 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 Evans 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 Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 834. Middle half: 407 to 1,403.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Evans have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $77,519. Middle half: $43,279 to $108,752.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Evans have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,488. Middle half: $30,752 to $80,071.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Evans have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 243 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 461. Middle half: 151 to 815.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Evans have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Georgia (2024, 243 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,371. Middle half: $2,203 to $18,804.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Evans have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Otolaryngology with a practice address in Evans, GA (355 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 varied from year to year: 4,818 in 2020 and 4,855 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,818
- 2021: 6,006
- 2022: 5,283
- 2023: 2,973
- 2024: 4,855
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 26% from $154,849 in 2020 to $194,607 in 2024.
- 2020: $154,849
- 2021: $167,918
- 2022: $184,621
- 2023: $159,970
- 2024: $194,607
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 28% from $109,785 in 2020 to $140,332 in 2024.
- 2020: $109,785
- 2021: $121,472
- 2022: $134,846
- 2023: $115,685
- 2024: $140,332
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 127% from 982 in 2020 to 2,229 in 2024.
- 2020: 982
- 2021: 1,342
- 2022: 1,831
- 2023: 1,981
- 2024: 2,229
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 153% from 1,286 in 2020 to 3,257 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,286
- 2021: 1,744
- 2022: 2,603
- 2023: 2,797
- 2024: 3,257
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 411% from $20,876 in 2020 to $106,577 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,876
- 2021: $44,789
- 2022: $47,668
- 2023: $43,167
- 2024: $106,577
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $122.60 in 2021 to $159.08 in 2025.
- 2021: $122.60
- 2022: $188.45
- 2023: $233.50
- 2024: $167.88
- 2025: $159.08
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 $159.08.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $25.88 |
| Optinose US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xhance | General | $24.71 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $24.47 |
| Optinose US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xhance | General | $22.58 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $22.47 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $18.08 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $16.85 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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VOQUEZNA | General | $4.04 |
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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95004
Test for allergy using allergenic extract
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1,377 | 22 | $21.50 | $3.28 |
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95024
Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin
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807 | 21 | $26.27 | $7.14 |
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95117
Professional service for multiple injections of allergen
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578 | 160 | $40.00 | $11.00 |
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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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407 | 271 | $275.00 | $119.47 |
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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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383 | 313 | $184.75 | $84.54 |
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92567
Test to assess middle ear function
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241 | 214 | $52.42 | $14.86 |
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95115
Professional service for single injection of allergen
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139 | 44 | $40.00 | $9.22 |
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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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119 | 103 | $132.76 | $40.58 |
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31231
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope
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112 | 78 | $528.17 | $169.62 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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107 | 107 | $283.46 | $104.16 |
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31575
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
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101 | 83 | $337.62 | $117.57 |
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92504
Exam of ear using a microscope
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92 | 77 | $156.80 | $26.02 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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63 | 63 | $410.00 | $148.75 |
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70486
Ct scan of face without contrast
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56 | 53 | $827.00 | $117.83 |
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31237
Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope
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55 | 21 | $1230.55 | $288.54 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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45 | 11 | $8.00 | $0.95 |
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G0268
Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing
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44 | 44 | $135.91 | $47.78 |
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95992
Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day
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40 | 34 | $51.25 | $38.94 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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32 | 29 | $115.00 | $52.50 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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21 | 11 | $82.00 | $13.23 |
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92557
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test
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13 | 13 | $120.00 | $26.20 |
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61782
Computer-assisted procedure outside membrane covering brain
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12 | 12 | $1885.00 | $163.84 |
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31267
Removal of nasal sinus tissue using an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $4390.91 | $277.98 |
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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| Famotidine | Famotidine | 499 | 26,894 | $5,504.80 | 144 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 214 | 10,534 | $2,010.03 | 74 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 155 | 7,875 | $1,886.61 | 59 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 122 | 6,600 | $1,420.96 | 37 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 99 | 594 | $619.71 | 84 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 95 | 4,950 | $2,027.23 | 38 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 89 | 1,734 | $1,201.74 | 56 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 80 | 3,502 | $3,497.80 | 30 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 79 | 3,969 | $522.58 | 24 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 68 | 866 | $1,613.89 | 62 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 56 | 659 | $136.36 | 49 |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 52 | 527 | $925.13 | 39 |
| Betamethasone Valerate | Betamethasone Valerate | 51 | 1,104 | $717.41 | 44 |
| Azelastine-Fluticasone | Azelastine/Fluticasone | 49 | 1,710 | $5,755.04 | 18 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 47 | 465 | $180.15 | 45 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 44 | 650 | $702.83 | 39 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 42 | 267 | $343.15 | 39 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 40 | 1,480 | $297.70 | — |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 33 | 2,080 | $530.84 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 29 | 325 | $35.20 | 24 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 28 | 1,320 | $609.67 | — |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 27 | 1,540 | $558.57 | — |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 24 | 864 | $806.26 | — |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 23 | 369 | $174.54 | 20 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 22 | 287 | $39.53 | 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: 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OTOLARYNGOLOGY
I20160805000021
SC
9436458643
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
Augusta Ent Pc
720 Saint Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 309012628
Phone: 7068685676
Augusta Ent Pc
170 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 298016308
Phone: 7068685676
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 22, 2011.
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 Otolaryngology Specialists in Evans
- Dr. James Kimbrough, MD
- Dr. Robert Deal, MD
- Dr. Jonathan Rutledge, MD
- Dr. Lauren White, MD
- Dr. William Barfield, MD
Mailing Address
340 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 308093000
Phone: 7068685676