Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Lee Tidman, CNP

Physician Assistant · Blue Ridge, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
101 RIVERSTONE VIS, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
7066324400
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1316947260 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. Tidman 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. Tidman

Dr. Lee Tidman is a physician assistant in Blue Ridge, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tidman performed 1,017 Medicare services across 481 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tidman received a total of $4,337 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 224 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tidman 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.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 13% volume in GA $4,337 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,017
Medicare services
Top 13% in GA for physician assistant
481
Unique beneficiaries
$66
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~51 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.
765 $69 $215
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.
196 $45 $156
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
56 $102 $219
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 ↗
$4,337
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,084/year across 4 years
Top 7% in GA for physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
224
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,337 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$800
2023
$758
2022
$1,143
2021
$1,635

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$181
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$134
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$63
Novo Nordisk Inc
$57
Pulmonx Corporation
$43
Amgen Inc.
$41
PFIZER INC.
$27
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$27
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$25
Exact Sciences Corporation
$24
Dexcom, Inc.
$23
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$20
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$17
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$17
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$16
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$15
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$13
Top 3 companies account for 47.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$559
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$349
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$305
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$237
PFIZER INC.
$223
ABBVIE INC.
$218
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$195
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$186
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$171
Amgen Inc.
$170
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$165
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$144
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$135
AbbVie Inc.
$128
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$121
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$120
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$99
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$71
Lilly USA, LLC
$69
Bausch Health US, LLC
$68
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$64
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$63
Lundbeck LLC
$61
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$45
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$43
Pulmonx Corporation
$43
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$28
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$28
Exact Sciences Corporation
$24
Dexcom, Inc.
$23
Masimo Corporation
$20
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
Eisai Inc.
$17
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$17
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$15
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$13
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 28.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANORO ELLIPTA · APLENZIN · Aimovig · AirDuo Digihaler · Auvelity · BELBUCA · BREZTRI · Bridge · CAPLYTA · CHARTIS CATHETER · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · CREON · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · ELYXYB - CELECOXIB · EVENITY · FARXIGA · GEMTESA · GVOKE PFS · INJECTAFER · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LINZESS · LIVALO · Livalo · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NOCDURNA · NURTEC ODT · NUZYRA · Otezla · Ozempic · PREMARIN · PROMETRIUM · QELBREE · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SEGLENTIS · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SYNTHROID · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Veozah · WELLBUTRIN · Wegovy · XIFAXAN · XYOSTED · YUPELRI · Yupelri
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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for physician assistant in GA.

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Geographic Context

Physician assistants within 10 mi
37
Per 100K population
144.5
County median income
$58,073
Nearest hospital
BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER
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. Tidman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in GA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 7% of GA peers, with 20 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. Tidman experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tidman performed 765 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. Tidman receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tidman received a total of $4,337 from 41 companies across 224 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. Tidman's costs compare to other physician assistants in Blue Ridge?
Dr. Tidman's average Medicare payment per service is $66. 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. Tidman) 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 →