Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sherita King, MD

Urology Physician · Augusta, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
1120 15TH ST, Augusta, GA 30912
7067212503
In practice since 2008 (18 years)
NPI: 1700047982 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. King from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. King

Dr. Sherita King is an urology physician in Augusta, GA, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. King performed 241 Medicare services across 212 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. King received a total of $100,070 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 689 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. King is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 18 years in practice ▲ 241 Medicare services $100,070 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
241
Medicare services
Bottom 11% in GA for urology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
212
Unique beneficiaries
$67
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~13 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
81 $73 $172
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
47 $50 $111
Cystourethroscopy
A diagnostic exam of the bladder and urethra using an endoscope to visually inspect the urinary tract.
35 $62 $492
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
22 $95 $283
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
18 $61 $165
Telephone medical discussion, 11-20 minutes
A phone conversation with a physician lasting between 11 and 20 minutes.
15 $50 $127
Initial hospital admission, low complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving straightforward or low-level medical decision making, with at least 40 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
12 $65 $218
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
11 $101 $298
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$100,070
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $14,296/year across 7 years
Top 2% in GA for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
42
Companies
689
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$49,326 (49.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$47,421 (47.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$3,323 (3.3%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$48,654
2023
$8,864
2022
$9,399
2021
$3,986
2020
$3,871
2019
$10,740
2018
$14,555

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
COLOPLAST CORP
$44,426
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,396
Axonics, Inc.
$817
Teleflex LLC
$730
Boston Scientific Corporation
$510
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$229
Olympus America Inc.
$134
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$110
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$76
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$76
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$45
Innovation Technologies Inc
$36
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$24
PFIZER INC.
$24
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 95.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
COLOPLAST CORP
$47,335
Coloplast Corp
$24,636
Boston Scientific Corporation
$11,130
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$5,248
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,153
NeoTract Inc.
$1,451
Cook Medical LLC
$1,167
Axonics, Inc.
$1,075
Teleflex LLC
$1,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$668
Olympus America Inc.
$330
Allergan Inc.
$266
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$229
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$228
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$217
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$208
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$156
ACELL, INC.
$155
Rigicon,Inc.
$139
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
$125
AbbVie, Inc.
$112
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$110
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$105
PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
$100
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$99
Cook Incorporated
$98
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$76
Innovation Technologies Inc
$76
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$54
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$46
PFIZER INC.
$41
Retrophin, Inc.
$29
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$26
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$21
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
$21
Dornier MedTech America, Inc
$20
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$19
Covidien LP
$18
Ambu Inc.
$12
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$4
Top 3 companies account for 83.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(815) Thiola · AFINITOR · AMS · AMS 700 · AMS 700 CXR RTE KIT · AMS 700 CXR RTE Kit · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · AVEED · AdVance XP · Altis · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Bard Urinary Drainage Bag · Bulkamid · CONTINENCE CARE · COOK · COOK MEDICAL DILATION/ACCESS · COOK MEDICAL EXTRACTORS · COOK MEDICAL FLEXOR · COOK MEDICAL SIS · COOK MEDICAL UROLOGY · Cook Medical Flexor · Cook Medical Lasers · Cook Medical Stents · Cook Medical Universa · Cook Medical Urology · Cook Medical Urology SIS · Cook Medical Wire Guides · ENDOBEAM · ERLEADA · Erleada · FIBER DUST · FLOSEAL · GEMTESA · GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL MALE SUI · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GREENLIGHT · General - Erectile Dysfunction · General - Male SUI · INLAY · INTERSTIM · IRRISEPT · JELMYTO · KEYTRUDA · LYNPARZA · Lithotripters & Accessories · Lupron Depot · MYRBETRIQ · Nubeqa · OXLUMO · Olympus · Olympus Cysto-Resection · PENILE & TESTICULAR RECONSTRUCTN · PREMARIN · Polysorb · Porges Coloplast · REZUM · RIGI10 MALLEABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS · Rigi10 Malleable Penile Prosthesis · SPACEOAR · SPEEDICATH · ShockPulse - SE · SpeediCath · TITAN · Thiola · Titan · Torosa · UROLIFT · UroLift · VESICARE · VIRTUE · Virtue · XIAFLEX · XTANDI · XYOSTED · Xtandi · iTIND System
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (49%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for urology physician in GA.

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Geographic Context

Urology physicians within 10 mi
31
Per 100K population
15.0
County median income
$53,197
Nearest hospital
WELLSTAR MCG HEALTH, AFFILIATED WITH MED COL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. King is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 2% of GA peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. King experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. King performed 81 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. King receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. King received a total of $100,070 from 42 companies across 689 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. King's costs compare to other urology physicians in Augusta?
Dr. King's average Medicare payment per service is $67. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. King) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →