Dr. Norman Lee Yates , MD
Surgery • Savannah, GA
11909 Mcauley Drive, Suite 100 A2
Savannah, GA 31419
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 June 29, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 204 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: 70 service units.
- 99205 — New patient outpatient office visit: 34 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 29 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 289 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:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 114 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) — 57 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 34 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 238. Middle half: 121 to 335.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
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 574 in 2020 to 204 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
11909 Mcauley Drive
Suite 100 A2
Savannah, GA 31419
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: St. Joseph'S Vascular Group, Llc. 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
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
209 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 $29,375 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 $22,176 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
384 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
$33,036 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: $1,313.00 across 27 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,313.00 across 27 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- Medtronic, Inc.: $702.16 across 12 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $220.84 across 5 records.
- Endologix LLC: $109.25 across 1 record.
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
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 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
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.
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. Yates 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. Yates 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
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 238. Middle half: 121 to 335.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,000. Middle half: $11,967 to $47,800.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,014. Middle half: $10,160 to $43,695.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,518. Middle half: $8,621 to $36,762.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,476. Middle half: $7,533 to $33,252.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 32 to 139.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 84. Middle half: 38 to 176.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $277. Middle half: $112 to $1,029.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $544. Middle half: $169 to $2,182.
37 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Savannah, GA (991 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Savannah
8.1% of these 37 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.9% of these 37 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 decreased 64% from 574 in 2020 to 204 in 2024.
- 2020: 574
- 2021: 399
- 2022: 267
- 2023: 211
- 2024: 204
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 76% from $124,009 in 2020 to $29,375 in 2024.
- 2020: $124,009
- 2021: $67,503
- 2022: $52,902
- 2023: $29,885
- 2024: $29,375
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 77% from $98,042 in 2020 to $22,176 in 2024.
- 2020: $98,042
- 2021: $52,594
- 2022: $41,399
- 2023: $22,452
- 2024: $22,176
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 15% from 252 in 2020 to 289 in 2024.
- 2020: 252
- 2021: 297
- 2022: 335
- 2023: 256
- 2024: 289
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 34% from 286 in 2020 to 384 in 2024.
- 2020: 286
- 2021: 365
- 2022: 489
- 2023: 396
- 2024: 384
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 317% from $7,930 in 2020 to $33,036 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,930
- 2021: $25,164
- 2022: $20,832
- 2023: $8,263
- 2024: $33,036
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $290.69 in 2021 to $1,313.00 in 2025.
- 2021: $290.69
- 2022: $464.43
- 2023: $795.80
- 2024: $617.69
- 2025: $1,313.00
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): 27 records totaling $1,313.00.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HAWKONE | General | $166.70 |
| Endologix LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System | General | $109.25 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARTIX MT | General | $102.10 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HAWKONE | General | $99.48 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $89.08 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $62.11 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC | General | $55.51 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC | General | $45.42 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $44.90 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARTIX MT | General | $42.18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HAWKONE | General | $40.27 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ABRE | General | $40.00 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARTIX MT | General | $39.89 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VALIANT CAPTIVIA | General | $37.90 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Renal - PD | General | $34.70 |
| Neuros Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Altius | General | $33.96 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IN.PACT AV | General | $33.60 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $33.36 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HAWKONE | General | $32.02 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter | General | $29.84 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HAWKONE | General | $28.36 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IN.PACT ADMIRAL | General | $27.74 |
| Imperative Care, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SYMPHONY CATHETER | General | $23.41 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZILVER PTX | General | $21.58 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin | General | $20.96 |
(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 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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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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70 | 55 | $322.04 | $119.03 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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34 | 34 | $607.82 | $207.69 |
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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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29 | 24 | $261.00 | $83.99 |
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36902
Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist
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24 | 19 | $733.00 | $226.24 |
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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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21 | 21 | $478.00 | $157.27 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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14 | 14 | $309.00 | $111.84 |
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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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12 | 12 | $311.00 | $103.95 |
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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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 114 | 600 | $975.74 | 85 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 57 | 4,320 | $496.03 | 24 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 34 | 125 | $55.39 | 16 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 32 | 960 | $18,543.80 | — |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 23 | 672 | $12,546.78 | — |
| Lidocaine-Prilocaine | Lidocaine/Prilocaine | 15 | 491 | $286.33 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 14 | 480 | $132.28 | — |
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: 2020-05-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20040505000579
GA
7416945647
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
St. Joseph's Vascular Group, Llc
11705 Mercy Blvd, Savannah, GA 314191711
St. Joseph's Vascular Group, Llc
5102 Paulsen St, Savannah, GA 314054614
Phone: 9129548331
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
NPC#F05200177
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 11909 MCAULEY DRIVE, SUITE 100 A2, SAVANNAH, GA 31419 (Tel: 9123548331)
Registered at 836 E. 65TH STREET, SUITE 22, SAVANNAH, GA 31405 (Tel: 9128197878)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MEDICAL ARTS CTR, SAVANNAH, GA 314054414 (Tel: 9123542232)
Registered at 5102 PAULSEN ST, BUILDING 2, SAVANNAH, GA 314054601 (Tel: 9123548331)
Recorded as NORMAN YATES, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 050761)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Savannah
- Dr. Jeffrey Mandel, MD
- Dr. Charles Usher, MD
- Dr. Carl Boyd, MD
- Dr. Hugh Flanders, MD
- Dr. Katherine Petersen, MD
- Dr. Catherine Ronaghan, MD
Mailing Address
836 E. 65th Street, Suite 22
Savannah, GA 31405
Phone: 9128197878