Dr. John Mcelwee , DO
General Practice β’ Savannah, GA
25 Sulgrave Road
Savannah, GA 314065025
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 March 23, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 389 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone (Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl) β 225 prescription fills, including refills.
- Buprenorphine Hcl β 164 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under General Practice in Georgia (2024, 91 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 560. Middle half: 110 to 2,784.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 24 in 2022 to 389 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2022β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
25 Sulgrave Road
Savannah, GA 314065025
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
390 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
$48,148 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 β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2021
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Savannah and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under General Practice in Georgia (2024, 91 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 560. Middle half: 110 to 2,784.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Savannah have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under General Practice in Georgia (2024, 91 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,856. Middle half: $1,376 to $213,269.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Savannah have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
23 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Savannah, GA (316 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Savannah
0% of these 23 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
13% of these 23 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 D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 1521% from 24 in 2022 to 389 in 2024.
- 2022: 24
- 2023: 282
- 2024: 389
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1525% from 24 in 2022 to 390 in 2024.
- 2022: 24
- 2023: 285
- 2024: 390
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 473% from $8,409 in 2022 to $48,148 in 2024.
- 2022: $8,409
- 2023: $81,211
- 2024: $48,148
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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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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| Buprenorphine-Naloxone | Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 225 | 6,541 | $38,867.93 | 48 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | Buprenorphine Hcl | 164 | 4,736 | $9,280.12 | 27 |
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: 2022-10-22NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 25 SULGRAVE ROAD, SAVANNAH, GA 314065025 (Tel: 9127134031)
Registered at 25 SULGRAVE RD, SAVANNAH, GA 314065025 (Tel: 9127134031)
General Practice (license number reported to NPPES: GA 93332)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 380 HOSPITAL DR STE 430, MACON, GA 312178017 (Tel: 4787510367)
Registered at 380 HOSPITAL DR STE 430, MACON, GA 312178017
Recorded as JOHN MCELWEE, DO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other General Practices in Savannah
- Dr. Michael Adams, MD
- Dr. Jean Toffey, DO
- Christen Weber
- Dr. William Sutlive, MD
- Dr. Jeanne Hungerpiller, MD
- Dr. Josefina Tan, MD
Mailing Address
25 Sulgrave Rd
Savannah, GA 314065025
Phone: 9125980253