Medicare Part D in Georgia
Prescribing data for 36,843 providers in Georgia, totaling $8.63B in drug costs.
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
36,843
Prescribers
$8.63B
Drug Cost
50,501,774
Claims
$1,316
Cost/Patient
12,899
Opioid Prescribers
3,481
High Opioid Rate
14.6%
Avg Opioid Rate
118
Flagged Providers
🔎 Data Overview
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118 providers in this state have been flagged for unusual prescribing patterns — one of the highest counts nationally. This doesn't mean fraud, but these providers show statistical outlier patterns compared to their specialty peers.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Drug Cost Trends (2019–2023)
Opioid Prescribing Trends
Top Specialties in Georgia
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Practice | 186 |
| 2 | Internal Medicine | 173 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioner | 33 |
| 4 | Pain Management | 19 |
| 5 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 17 |
| 6 | Anesthesiology | 17 |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine | 14 |
| 8 | Cardiology | 12 |
| 9 | General Practice | 12 |
| 10 | Interventional Pain Management | 11 |
Flagged Providers in Georgia
| Provider | Drug Cost | Risk Score |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Leslie Decatur | $413K | 57 |
| Anthony Ditaranto Columbus | $407K | 55 |
| Kelvin Burton Douglasville | $819K | 53 |
| Allen Beecham Canton | $956K | 53 |
| Subodh Agrawal Athens | $6.7M | 51 |
| Joyce Akwe Decatur | $255K | 50 |
| Abdullah Kutlar Augusta | $1.4M | 49 |
| Damon Kimes Roswell | $362K | 48 |
| Ahmad Jingo Decatur | $2.1M | 48 |
| Shrinath Parimi Marietta | $59K | 46 |
| Jacob Ward Canton | $737K | 45 |
| Susan Elliott Atlanta | $489K | 45 |
| Tsung Hsu Athens | $203K | 45 |
| Nga Vu Norcross | $161K | 45 |
| Douglas Collins Atlanta | $2.2M | 44 |
| Scott Balogh Augusta | $86K | 43 |
| Laura Broyles Atlanta | $89K | 43 |
| Leena Dutta Gainesville | $15K | 43 |
| Finan Tedla Atlanta | $9,249 | 42 |
| Mark Feeman Decatur | $476K | 42 |
| John Arnett Douglas | $980K | 40 |
| Olalekan Ajibowo Commerce | $785K | 40 |
| Kenneth Lazarus Fayetteville | $642K | 40 |
| Marie Trenga Columbus | $12K | 40 |
| Ellen Morris-White Fayetteville | $5,017 | 39 |
| Lindsey Rish Brunswick | $17K | 39 |
| Paul Desandre Decatur | $6,992 | 39 |
| Dwayne Gard Savannah | $18K | 38 |
| John Downey Augusta | $932K | 38 |
| Anthony Olofintuyi Columbus | $586K | 38 |
| Craig Smith Tifton | $58K | 38 |
| Darl Rantz Macon | $1.3M | 38 |
| Keith Kirby Savannah | $389K | 38 |
| Pinkesh Bhuta Atlanta | $50K | 38 |
| Priscilla Ross Savannah | $337K | 38 |
| Richard Donadio Rome | $638K | 38 |
| Christie Somers Arietti Athens | $18K | 38 |
| Egidio Del Fabbro Augusta | $8,245 | 38 |
| Susan Kunihiro Atlanta | $67K | 38 |
| Laura Brachman Atlanta | $77K | 38 |
| Belinda Millington Snellville | $75K | 37 |
| Randall Berinhout Stockbridge | $226K | 37 |
| Jameelah Gater Eatonton | $211K | 37 |
| Robert Klassen Gainesville | $1.2M | 36 |
| Wentzelle Kitchens Sandersville | $2.1M | 36 |
| Jimmy Pruitt Atlanta | $127K | 36 |
| Lashaun Elliott Atlanta | $469K | 36 |
| Kimberly Green Alpharetta | $314K | 36 |
| Gary Daniels Winder | $37K | 36 |
| James Newlon Woodstock | $132K | 36 |
| Donald Taylor Marietta | $1.8M | 35 |
| Aneesh Gupta Duluth | $24K | 35 |
| Joseph Dejunco Athens | $40K | 35 |
| Rita Mezzatesta Rome | $241K | 35 |
| Frank Cook Atlanta | $117K | 35 |
| Claire Douglas Fayetteville | $14K | 35 |
| Tamara Mcfarlane Atlanta | $3,520 | 35 |
| Stephen Salmieri Lawrenceville | $8,575 | 35 |
| Myung Yoo Duluth | $197K | 35 |
| Curtis Cheeks Dallas | $268K | 35 |
| Fernando Neuman Cordele | $364K | 35 |
| Duriel Gray Rome | $451K | 35 |
| Pawanjit Singh Atlanta | $24K | 35 |
| Girindra Raval Augusta | $87K | 35 |
| Rasean Hodge Atlanta | $33K | 35 |
| Joann Donaldson Tyrone | $88K | 34 |
| Lindsey Mccranie Seagraves Tifton | $618 | 34 |
| Scott Mitchell Ringgold | $11K | 34 |
| Mark Baucom Atlanta | $710 | 34 |
| Richard Britton Cartersville | $1.3M | 33 |
| Thaihang Nguyen Douglas | $2.9M | 33 |
| Crystal Brown Fort Valley | $3.1M | 33 |
| Larry Empting Atlanta | $38K | 33 |
| Sharad Ghamande Augusta | $280K | 33 |
| Bounthavy Homsombath Augusta | $2,162 | 33 |
| Ibrahim Opaleye Norcross | $66K | 33 |
| Todd Estroff Atlanta | $49K | 33 |
| Morgan Mclemore Atlanta | $1.1M | 33 |
| John Winnie Folkston | $349K | 32 |
| Erin Spearman Augusta | $147K | 32 |
| Thomas Carswell Decatur | $83K | 32 |
| Margaret Boltja Macon | $159K | 32 |
| Ademola Opanuga Norcross | $67K | 32 |
| Mayur Mody Calhoun | $3.8M | 32 |
| Suzanne Turner Hiawassee | $354K | 32 |
| Willie Powell Newnan | $83K | 32 |
| Amany Keruakous Augusta | $958K | 32 |
| Brandi Holsey Macon | $9,052 | 32 |
| Sandeep Padala Augusta | $342K | 31 |
| Michelle Glasgow Canton | $678K | 31 |
| David Katz Sandy Springs | $4,270 | 31 |
| Marissa Galan Stockbridge | $45K | 31 |
| Minna Choi Stockbridge | $2,115 | 31 |
| Anna Skold Atlanta | $61K | 31 |
| Leon Martin Decatur | $18K | 31 |
| Tamara Gilbert Hiawassee | $216K | 31 |
| Andrew Hurayt Brunswick | $69K | 31 |
| Brent Hayek Gainesville | $1.6M | 31 |
| James Lamon Moultrie | $5.8M | 30 |
| James Seward Dublin | $59K | 30 |
| Oluwasegun Lijofi Lawrenceville | $39K | 30 |
| Ashok Kancharla Royston | $5.5M | 30 |
| Marc Greenberg Marietta | $5,384 | 30 |
| John Rumbaugh Augusta | $5,896 | 30 |
| Adam Ross Augusta | $9,255 | 30 |
| Meaghan Tenney Atlanta | $191K | 30 |
| David Kavtaradze Cordele | $4.5M | 30 |
| Gregory Zakers Lithonia | $28K | 30 |
| Amy Blake Dublin | $26K | 30 |
| Zada Weston-Hill Marietta | $26K | 30 |
| Archna Poddar Lawrenceville | $155K | 30 |
| Ronald Mclean Warner Robins | $493K | 30 |
| David Pharis Duluth | $3,266 | 30 |
| Richard James Hinesville | $2,894 | 30 |
| Ekrem Dogan Milledgeville | $16K | 30 |
| Cherilyn Zellner Wrightsville | $16K | 30 |
| Jackson Gates Conyers | $16K | 30 |
| Jonathan Waltuck Atlanta | $4.0M | 30 |
Top Opioid Prescribers in Georgia
| Provider | Opioid Rate | Opioid Claims |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Kassamali Marietta | 77.0% | N/A |
| Marcus Gates Austell | 62.7% | N/A |
| Shashikant Patil Athens | 57.5% | N/A |
| Dominic Papandria Atlanta | 40.6% | N/A |
| Stanley Carter Atlanta | 24.4% | N/A |
| Jack Ellis Augusta | 21.9% | N/A |
| Rachel Dawkins Augusta | 20.1% | N/A |
| Jonathan Perkins Decatur | 13.7% | N/A |
| Tianna Johnson Atlanta | 13.2% | N/A |
| J.Richard Evanson Fort Gordon | 12.9% | N/A |
| Robin White Fayetteville | 11.8% | N/A |
| Jared Cardwell Moultrie | 5.7% | N/A |
| Benjamin Durham Thomaston | 5.7% | N/A |
| Benjamin Hess Tifton | 4.9% | N/A |
| Barbara O'callaghan Lawrenceville | 4.3% | N/A |
| Elisa Jaramillo-Mayor Calhoun | 3.8% | N/A |
| Shelle Glover Rome | 3.0% | N/A |
| Margaret Grifa Gainesville | 2.1% | N/A |
| Yen-I Chen Marietta | 1.9% | N/A |
| Shireen Moore Evans | 1.5% | N/A |
Prescribers in Georgia
| Provider | Claims | Drug Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Durham Thomaston | 584 | $8,349 |
| Marie Easterlin Brunswick | 449 | $45K |
| Jennifer Davis Douglas | 11 | $231 |
| James Weathers Statesboro | 55 | $6,786 |
| Jayashree John Columbus | 4,359 | $455K |
| Pinecca Patel-Raval Cumming | 53 | $549 |
| Mary Ostaszewski Sugar Hill | 6,141 | $629K |
| Ryan Smith Augusta | 2,411 | $370K |
| Tanya Beckford Fayetteville | 51 | $4,686 |
| Melanie Nadler Marietta | 71 | $482 |
| Walter Young Atlanta | 30 | $109 |
| Margaret Grifa Gainesville | 1,133 | $123K |
| Barron Simmons Athens | 136 | $1,447 |
| Shashikant Patil Athens | 402 | $3,695 |
| Mohamed Eid Norcross | 70 | $243K |
| Stanley Carter Atlanta | 45 | $193 |
| Jared Cardwell Moultrie | 315 | $23K |
| Barbara O'callaghan Lawrenceville | 813 | $379K |
| Shireen Moore Evans | 9,613 | $1.0M |
| Ashley Fortney Eastanollee | 197 | $30K |
| Yen-I Chen Marietta | 3,467 | $255K |
| Benjamin Hess Tifton | 3,176 | $251K |
| Sara Swann Danielsville | 1,684 | $179K |
| Lisa Poling Kennesaw | 155 | $2,421 |
| Jonathan Perkins Decatur | 1,015 | $86K |
| J.Richard Evanson Fort Gordon | 1,175 | $7,523 |
| Kandace Allen Markham Sandersville | 3,376 | $483K |
| Dominic Papandria Atlanta | 64 | $2,492 |
| Robin White Fayetteville | 305 | $3,754 |
| Ali Kassamali Marietta | 4,778 | $311K |
| Shelle Glover Rome | 7,102 | $489K |
| Lauren Horn Taylorsville | 2,937 | $154K |
| Jack Ellis Augusta | 73 | $7,692 |
| Robert Smith Augusta | 1,360 | $315K |
| Elisa Jaramillo-Mayor Calhoun | 8,569 | $817K |
| Rachel Dawkins Augusta | 199 | $2,745 |
| Tianna Johnson Atlanta | 425 | $22K |
| Marcus Gates Austell | 158 | $1,118 |
| Mary Adams Commerce | 8,570 | $1.1M |
| Yvette Williams Arlington | 9,868 | $641K |
| Youl Kim Douglasville | 8,682 | $544K |
| Harley Hendrix Pembroke | 13,113 | $1.5M |
| Mark Crick Statesboro | 15,254 | $2.5M |
| Michael Poss Carrollton | 12,289 | $673K |
| Freddy Gaton Roberta | 33,406 | $3.5M |
| Scott Clay Brunswick | 45,309 | $1.9M |
| Robert Price Augusta | 20,469 | $1.9M |
| Michael Vavrik Carrollton | 15,507 | $5.8M |
| James Lamon Moultrie | 29,682 | $5.8M |
| Robyn Johnson Albany | 15,376 | $1.8M |