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Dr. Cheri Owens Vachtsevanos , MD

Internal Medicine • Gainesville, GA

Active NPI 1609844067 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

667 Lanier Park Dr
Gainesville, GA 305012059

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

667 Lanier Park Dr

Gainesville, GA 305012059

Telephone 7705327501
Fax 7705328322
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Dr.cheri L. Owens Vachtsevanos, P.c. Facility NPI 1881662146

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Gainesville Internal Medicine Group, Llc. 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

Medical School

Emory University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1998

Medicare patients

474 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $134,647 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.

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 $98,716 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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

27,682 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

$1,028,861 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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: $572.39 across 31 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $572.39 across 31 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 15)

  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $94.13 across 4 records.
  • Pfizer Inc.: $73.13 across 4 records.
  • Amgen Inc.: $62.65 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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

28 years (graduated 1998)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

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.

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.

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?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Vachtsevanos 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Vachtsevanos 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Gainesville and Georgia

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,461. Middle half: 616 to 6,667.

More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,231 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 672. Middle half: 265 to 1,452.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $89,331. Middle half: $46,038 to $186,532.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,231 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,567. Middle half: $25,913 to $112,444.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,319. Middle half: $34,301 to $148,413.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,231 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,578. Middle half: $19,427 to $87,208.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,719. Middle half: 94 to 7,780.

More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 980. Middle half: 139 to 5,642.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,274. Middle half: $5,740 to $667,169.

A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $70,328. Middle half: $6,642 to $487,590.

82 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Gainesville, GA (3,962 in Georgia).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Gainesville

26.8% of these 82 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

61% of these 82 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (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

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 31 records totaling $572.39.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA General $30.00
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $28.33
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA General $27.85
Corcept Therapeutics
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Korlym General $25.79
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $24.97
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AIRSUPRA General $23.93
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $22.42
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $21.41
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $20.30
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $19.61
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $19.45
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $19.07
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $18.61
Globus Medical, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
Senza General $17.81
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $17.55
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $17.44
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Cologuard Collection Kit General $17.38
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $17.19
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $16.73
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $16.51
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $15.99
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NEXLETOL General $15.73
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CAPVAXIVE General $15.52
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $15.28
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Cologuard Collection Kit General $14.77

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
574 325 $25.00 $8.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
567 270 $256.98 $78.69
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views
356 326 $136.00 $27.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
348 347 $359.00 $111.96
81002 Urinalysis, manual test
277 231 $20.00 $3.41
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
249 240 $79.68 $12.16
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
124 124 $200.00 $109.96
82274 Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay
86 85 $85.00 $15.60
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine
80 80 $320.00 $31.10
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
67 67 $30.00 $28.96
90661 Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures
63 63 $40.00 $36.11
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
42 30 $50.00 $12.31
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
35 34 $50.00 $30.39
G0179 Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a
28 11 $70.00 $35.95
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
22 18 $80.00 $45.91
90732 Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent
21 21 $175.00 $130.80
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
16 16 $160.00 $42.92
90671 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (pcv15), for intramuscular use
14 14 $333.00 $248.49
Q0091 Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory
14 14 $0.01 $0.01

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.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 906 71,076 $11,720.82 288
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 647 46,647 $6,962.53 170
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 565 39,741 $3,312.25 170
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 563 44,446 $5,781.32 166
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 479 36,195 $6,526.66 137
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 467 38,942 $4,026.80 153
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 459 31,453 $5,630.72 145
Omeprazole Omeprazole 321 25,240 $4,788.99 108
Famotidine Famotidine 256 16,960 $2,002.32 81
Gabapentin Gabapentin 254 15,079 $3,652.54 81
Olmesartan Medoxomil Olmesartan Medoxomil 238 15,599 $4,523.36 63
Meloxicam Meloxicam 222 12,932 $978.26 84
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 216 17,385 $1,612.01 63
Escitalopram Oxalate Escitalopram Oxalate 193 12,170 $2,135.31 62
Sertraline Hcl Sertraline Hcl 188 12,170 $1,383.09 62
Ezetimibe Ezetimibe 176 11,367 $3,849.33 49
Lisinopril Lisinopril 157 13,850 $1,343.43 50
Montelukast Sodium Montelukast Sodium 157 10,020 $1,421.19 49
Bupropion Xl Bupropion Hcl 150 10,466 $4,251.13 42
Mounjaro Tirzepatide 149 4,812 $171,985.74 32
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 147 10,143 $993.12 37
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 143 8,320 $1,157.05 47
Fluticasone Propionate Fluticasone Propionate 132 5,458 $1,313.85 72
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide 132 11,130 $2,410.25 44
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 131 9,887 $1,569.76 40

(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

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES GA 047817

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Georgia Composite Medical Board.
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
00903515A (GA)
Other Identifier Railroad Medicare
P00136139 (GA)
Other Identifier Blue Cross Blue Shield
208354 (GA)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20040803000834

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

GA

PECOS Control ID

9638140742

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Gainesville Internal Medicine Group, Llc

667 Lanier Park Dr, Gainesville, GA 305012059

Phone: 7705327501

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

2 listed
Michelle Ladewig , FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

NPI 1821447434

Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Dr. Roger Owens , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1992774079

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated March 10, 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 November 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609844067
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: March 10, 2006
Last Update: July 13, 2026
Sole Proprietor: No

Other Internal Medicine Providers in Gainesville

All Internal Medicine Providers in Gainesville

Mailing Address

667 Lanier Park Dr

Gainesville, GA 305012059

Phone: 7705327501

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.