Vanessa C Thomas , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Savannah, GA
5400 Waters Ave
Savannah, GA 314046234
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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Vanessa Thomas is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on July 17, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 920 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:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 214 service units.
- 80053 — Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals: 150 service units.
- 85025 — Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count: 149 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 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,552 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:
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate — 645 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methotrexate (Methotrexate Sodium) — 343 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 326 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 37 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Savannah, GA (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 300. Middle half: 90 to 873.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% 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 632 in 2022 to 920 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5400 Waters Ave
Savannah, GA 314046234
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: Southeastern Rheumatology Alliance. 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
Mercer University School Of Medicine
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
207 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 $31,293 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 $22,628 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
5,087 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
$1,116,967 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: $2,578.68 across 119 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $2,523.69 across 118 records.
- Education: $54.99 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 19)
- ABBVIE INC.: $634.72 across 26 records.
- Amgen Inc.: $535.24 across 27 records.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $258.12 across 13 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
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 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
2010
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)
Vanessa Thomas 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 Vanessa Thomas 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 Savannah and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Savannah, GA (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 300. Middle half: 90 to 873.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% 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 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Savannah, GA (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,314. Middle half: $7,660 to $40,990.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% 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 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Savannah, GA (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,139. Middle half: $5,275 to $28,672.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% 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 Savannah, GA (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 237. Middle half: 97 to 680.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% 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 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Savannah, GA (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,501. Middle half: $604 to $62,204.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% 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.
244 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Savannah, GA (4,665 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Savannah
7% of these 244 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.4% of these 244 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 46% from 632 in 2022 to 920 in 2024.
- 2022: 632
- 2023: 2,451
- 2024: 920
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 83% from $17,082 in 2022 to $31,293 in 2024.
- 2022: $17,082
- 2023: $71,238
- 2024: $31,293
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 54% from $14,677 in 2022 to $22,628 in 2024.
- 2022: $14,677
- 2023: $57,099
- 2024: $22,628
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 2081% from 117 in 2020 to 2,552 in 2024.
- 2020: 117
- 2021: 1,951
- 2022: 1,961
- 2023: 2,203
- 2024: 2,552
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 2183% from 223 in 2020 to 5,087 in 2024.
- 2020: 223
- 2021: 3,555
- 2022: 3,699
- 2023: 4,355
- 2024: 5,087
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 18273% from $6,080 in 2020 to $1,116,967 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,080
- 2021: $416,069
- 2022: $652,615
- 2023: $1,054,047
- 2024: $1,116,967
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $473.03 in 2021 to $2,578.68 in 2025.
- 2021: $473.03
- 2022: $2,444.36
- 2023: $2,442.17
- 2024: $2,813.78
- 2025: $2,578.68
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): 119 records totaling $2,578.68.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Education
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $54.99 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $36.01 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $34.38 |
| Radius Health, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $33.20 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $32.23 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OPSUMIT | General | $28.91 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $28.73 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TAVNEOS | General | $28.39 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL | General | $27.92 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $27.87 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OTEZLA | General | $27.76 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SAPHNELO | General | $27.20 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $27.06 |
| TerSera Therapeutics LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Quzyttir | General | $27.03 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $26.94 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TAVNEOS | General | $26.81 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Otezla | General | $26.60 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KRYSTEXXA | General | $26.44 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PANZYGA | General | $26.39 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $26.35 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $26.31 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TAVNEOS | General | $26.30 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $26.20 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $25.67 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OTEZLA | General | $25.46 |
(top 25 shown)
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 2021–2023 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, 2022–2024; 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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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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214 | 173 | $250.00 | $102.83 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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150 | 126 | $30.00 | $10.24 |
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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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149 | 126 | $25.00 | $7.53 |
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86140
Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation
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133 | 115 | $18.00 | $5.05 |
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85652
Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated
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132 | 114 | $10.00 | $2.63 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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49 | 14 | $5.00 | $1.02 |
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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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37 | 36 | $175.00 | $73.99 |
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86480
Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon
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30 | 30 | $150.00 | $60.74 |
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82306
Vitamin d-3 level
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15 | 15 | $95.00 | $25.86 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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11 | 11 | $211.82 | $55.72 |
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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| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 645 | 44,173 | $26,321.21 | 227 |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 343 | 19,806 | $6,798.69 | 144 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 326 | 17,851 | $2,607.91 | 143 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 155 | 11,047 | $2,910.76 | 56 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 110 | 7,292 | $2,177.32 | 45 |
| Sulfasalazine | Sulfasalazine | 89 | 6,319 | $2,064.05 | 35 |
| Leflunomide | Leflunomide | 79 | 4,600 | $2,617.70 | 37 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 71 | 3,900 | $443.79 | 28 |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 67 | 5,750 | $687.38 | 32 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 60 | 2,730 | $1,124.21 | 19 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 57 | 1,828 | $842.95 | 15 |
| Enbrel Sureclick | Etanercept | 52 | 1,456 | $381,831.20 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 47 | 3,330 | $447.39 | 14 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | Mycophenolate Mofetil | 47 | 2,610 | $6,152.01 | 19 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 39 | 2,190 | $106.49 | 18 |
| Methotrexate Sodium | Methotrexate Sodium/Pf | 37 | 1,565 | $584.08 | 11 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 24 | 641 | $80.40 | 14 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 23 | 753 | $261.54 | — |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 21 | 617 | $282.67 | — |
| Cimzia (2 Pack) | Certolizumab Pegol | 21 | 588 | $117,406.03 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 20 | 1,380 | $214.21 | — |
| Humira(Cf) Pen | Adalimumab | 20 | 784 | $204,162.34 | — |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | 690 | $60.08 | — |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 17 | 690 | $1,245.70 | — |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 15 | 537 | $95.41 | — |
(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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-11-12NUCC 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
I20200701003600
GA
4284057613
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
Southeastern Rheumatology Alliance
700 S Enota Dr Ne, Gainesville, GA 305012403
Phone: 7705313711
Southeastern Rheumatology Alliance
5400 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 314046234
Phone: 9123494227
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5400 WATERS AVE, SAVANNAH, GA 314046234 (Tel: 9123494227)
Registered at 5400 WATERS AVE, SAVANNAH, GA 314046234 (Tel: 9123494227)
Recorded as VANESSA THOMAS, PA-C
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 105 COLLIER RD NW, SUITE 2010, ATLANTA, GA 303091710 (Tel: 4043551799)
Registered at 105 COLLIER RD NW, SUITE 2010, ATLANTA, GA 303091710 (Tel: 7708667483)
Recorded as VANESSA THOMAS, P.A
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: GA 5856)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Savannah
- Kasara Al Helou, PA
- Jaina Gandhi, PA-C
- Pamela Porter, PA-C
- Natalie Bonnell, PA-C
- Maci Hobby, PA
- Donald James, PA-C
Mailing Address
5400 Waters Ave
Savannah, GA 314046234
Phone: 9123494227