Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology · Dothan, AL
NPI
1225080906
Since 2006
Specialty
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Code 207RG0100X
Group practices
1
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
5
Hospital affiliations
480 Honeysuckle Rd
Dothan, AL, 36305
Phone (334) 836-1212
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$432K
19,238 services
Medicare patients, 2024
958
Average age 74
Drug cost, 2024
$2.8M
5,644 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$2,896
From 19 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Samuel J Tarwater was code Q9967 (low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml), 8,700 times for 82 patients. In total Samuel J Tarwater billed 19,238 services in 101 codes, and Medicare paid $432K.
Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2007-07-08.
| Code | Setting | Services | Patients | Paid per service | Medicare paid |
|---|
| Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 8,700 | 82 | $0.10 | $886 |
| 99439 Chronic, Principal, and Transitional Care Management | Office | 2,119 | 203 | $35.44 | $75K |
| 99490 Chronic, Principal, and Transitional Care Management | Office | 1,241 | 204 | $46.26 | $57K |
| J1745 Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg | Office | 870 | 12 | $24.95 | $22K |
| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Office | 451 | 347 | $88.50 | $40K |
| 43239 Upper GI Endoscopy | Facility | 216 | 197 | $64.74 | $14K |
| 99454 E&M - Miscellaneous | Office | 193 | 31 | $33.15 | $6,399 |
| 99204 Office E&M - New | Office | 189 | 189 | $106.55 | $20K |
| 99457 E&M - Miscellaneous | Office | 173 | 31 | $36.03 | $6,234 |
| 45385 Colonoscopy - Lesion Removal | Facility | 154 | 153 | $181.41 | $28K |
| 99222 Hospital E&M - Initial | Facility | 92 | 90 | $94.64 | $8,707 |
| 99232 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 78 | 46 | $58.75 | $4,582 |
| 45380 Lower GI Endoscopy - Other | Facility | 76 | 76 | $72.69 | $5,524 |
| G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's | Office | 71 | 71 | $12.51 | $888 |
| 96127 Behavioral Health Services | Office | 47 | 47 | $3.20 | $150 |
By year: 2022 $419K for 24,107 services; 2023 $417K for 21,565 services; 2024 $432K for 19,238 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Samuel J Tarwater prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Pantoprazole Sodium, with 1,315 prescriptions and refills. In total Samuel J Tarwater wrote 5,644 Medicare prescriptions that cost $2.8M.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Generic | 1,315 | 2,673 | 388 | $14K |
| Omeprazole Generic | 494 | 1,144 | 154 | $8,916 |
| Famotidine Generic | 422 | 836 | 120 | $6,402 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Generic | 324 | 407 | 119 | $5,722 |
| Linzess Linaclotide | 285 | 444 | 82 | $236K |
| Colesevelam Hcl Generic | 206 | 328 | 62 | $27K |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Generic | 172 | 379 | 54 | $14K |
| Ondansetron Hcl Generic | 164 | 167 | 73 | $1,936 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl Generic | 135 | 273 | 42 | $1,215 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 130 | 130 | 130 | $8,776 |
| Sucralfate Generic | 125 | 181 | 49 | $4,919 |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr Dexlansoprazole | 106 | 201 | 24 | $30K |
| Creon Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 105 | 131 | 24 | $306K |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 98 | 98 | 39 | $2,429 |
| Trulance Plecanatide | 95 | 175 | 32 | $98K |
Brand drugs: 1,054 claims; generic drugs: 4,590 claims; opioid claims: 57.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Samuel J Tarwater $2,896 ($2,896 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 19 companies. The largest payer was Abbvie Inc. with $673.
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 43 | $673 |
| Medtronic, Inc. MDT | 8 | $402 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. JNJ | 19 | $388 |
| Lilly USA, LLC LLY | 9 | $265 |
| Genzyme Corporation SNY | 7 | $184 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD | 9 | $153 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX | 6 | $136 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc IPN.PA | 5 | $117 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $115 |
| CONMED Corporation CNMD | 2 | $68.04 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.