Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Coleman Sudduth, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease · Brunswick, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Sudduth
Dr. Coleman Sudduth is a pulmonary disease specialist in Brunswick, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sudduth performed 1,741 Medicare services across 1,247 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sudduth received a total of $27,945 from 66 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1052 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary disease. 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. Sudduth 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 22% volume in GA
$27,945 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,741
Medicare services
Top 22% in GA for pulmonary disease
1,247
Unique beneficiaries
$65
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~87 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 (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. |
652 | $59 | $123 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
164 | $90 | $209 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
138 | $60 | $142 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
65 | $129 | $341 |
| Exercise-induced lung stress test A test performed to evaluate how the lungs function during physical exertion. It helps identify breathing difficulties or lung conditions that occur specifically when exercising. |
61 | $23 | $101 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
60 | $164 | $566 |
| Spirometry test before and after medication A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed of your breathing before and after taking a medication. |
53 | $26 | $174 |
| Pulmonary gas exchange test A test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases. |
53 | $37 | $183 |
| Lung volume test using sensors A test that measures the amount of air in the lungs using sensors. |
52 | $38 | $123 |
| Sleep study with continuous airway pressure, age 6+ A sleep study conducted in a sleep lab that monitors breathing and other body functions while administering continuous airway pressure. This test is performed on patients aged 6 years or older. |
51 | $90 | $349 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (age 6+) An overnight test conducted in a sleep laboratory to monitor sleep patterns and bodily functions in patients aged 6 years or older. |
49 | $87 | $695 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views An X-ray imaging test of the chest that captures two different angles to visualize the lungs, heart, and chest wall. |
48 | $20 | $116 |
| Flu vaccine administration This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient. |
37 | $28 | $34 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose High-dose seasonal influenza vaccine for adults aged 65 and older. Contains four times the antigen of standard-dose flu vaccines (60 mcg per strain), split-virus formulation, preservative-free, single-dose syringe. |
32 | $72 | $147 |
| Sleep study with heart rate and breathing monitoring A sleep study that monitors heart rate, breathing, airflow, and physical effort during sleep. |
31 | $28 | $324 |
| 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. |
28 | $90 | $189 |
| Lung biopsy via endoscope, 1 lobe A procedure to remove a small sample of lung tissue from one lobe using an endoscope for examination. |
27 | $48 | $1,074 |
| Bronchoscopy with ultrasound and growth treatment A procedure using a flexible tube with a camera and ultrasound to examine the lung airways and treat any growths found. |
26 | $51 | $243 |
| Computer-assisted navigation of lung airways This procedure uses computer technology to guide an endoscope through the airways of the lungs for precise navigation. |
24 | $64 | $1,568 |
| Endoscopic needle biopsy of windpipe, airway, or lung A procedure where a needle is inserted through an endoscope to collect tissue samples from the windpipe, airway, or lung. |
23 | $131 | $1,157 |
| Placement of radiation therapy markers in lung airways A procedure where small markers are placed into the airways of the lung using an endoscope to assist with radiation therapy targeting. |
21 | $82 | $1,289 |
| Hemoglobin blood test A blood test that measures the amount of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. |
17 | $2 | $19 |
| 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. |
17 | $79 | $177 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
12 | $35 | $84 |
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 ↗$27,945
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,992/year across 7 years
Top 8% in GA for pulmonary disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
66
Companies
1,052
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
$21,479 (76.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$6,447 (23.1%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$18 (0.1%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$4,946
2023
$3,747
2022
$9,641
2021
$2,482
2020
$2,091
2019
$2,954
2018
$2,084
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$836
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$467
Grifols USA, LLC
$332
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$320
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$315
GENZYME CORPORATION
$290
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$230
United Therapeutics Corporation
$203
Amgen Inc.
$164
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$163
Medtronic, Inc.
$152
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$142
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$137
Insmed, Inc.
$137
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$128
CSL Behring
$120
ABBVIE INC.
$84
Philips North America LLC
$82
INOGEN, INC.
$56
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$55
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$55
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$54
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$50
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$45
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$41
Baxter Healthcare
$38
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$34
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$34
Boston Scientific Corporation
$33
Electromed, Inc.
$32
Pulmonx Corporation
$32
Shionogi Inc
$31
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$20
ADMA BioManufacturing LLC
$18
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 33.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$6,202
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$3,119
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$2,822
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$1,601
Grifols USA, LLC
$1,592
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,234
GENZYME CORPORATION
$976
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$773
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$652
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$593
CSL Behring
$511
Insmed, Inc.
$451
United Therapeutics Corporation
$434
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$419
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$417
Amgen Inc.
$389
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$388
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$353
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$320
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$311
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$289
Genentech USA, Inc.
$255
Pulmonx Corporation
$233
PFIZER INC.
$231
Electromed, Inc.
$214
Allergan Inc.
$196
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$189
Medtronic, Inc.
$174
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$164
Boston Scientific Corporation
$161
Ethicon Inc.
$150
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$144
ABIOMED
$119
Baxter Healthcare
$116
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$114
Covidien LP
$109
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$107
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$97
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$96
Olympus America Inc.
$94
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$89
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$85
ABBVIE INC.
$84
Philips North America LLC
$82
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$77
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$75
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$70
INOGEN, INC.
$56
AbbVie Inc.
$52
Inogen, Inc.
$51
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$45
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$42
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$41
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$34
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$32
Allergan, Inc.
$31
Shionogi Inc
$31
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$30
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$20
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$19
ADMA BioManufacturing LLC
$18
ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.
$16
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$15
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
$14
TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$13
Shire North American Group Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 43.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(8874) inCourage · (AK6) Vest Therapy · 120V · 60Hz · ACTHAR · AIRSUPRA · ANDEXXA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · AVYCAZ · Adempas · Andexxa · Arcpoint · Arikayce · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BOSENTAN · BOSENTAN TABLETS · BREO · BREZTRI · BROVANA · CHANTIX · CHARTIS CATHETER · CUTAQUIG · CUVITRU · DUAKLIR PRESSAIR · DUPIXENT · Da Vinci Surgical System · Dymista · ELIQUIS · Edge Navigation · Esbriet · FARXIGA · FASENRA · Fetroja · GENERAL BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GIAPREZA · GLASSIA · General - Pain Management · HETLIOZ · HYQVIA · Hillrom - Life 2000 Ventilation System · Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care · Hizentra · ILLUMISITE · IMFINZI · INOGEN · INOGEN ONE G5 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - BLUETOOTH · INSPIRE · ION · Impella · Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System · KEYTRUDA · Kcentra · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LUMRYZ · MONARCH · Monarch · NUCALA · OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) · OFEV · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · ORENITRAM · Obstructive Sleep Apnea Device or Hospital Respiratory Equipment · Olympus Respiratory Devices · PREVNAR 20 · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolastin-C · Prolastin-C Liquid · Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV · QUVIVIQ · Respiratoriy Care Undiv · SMARTVEST · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · SPiN Thoracic Navigation System · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SUNOSI · SYMBICORT · Sunosi · TAGRISSO · TEFLARO · TERLIVAZ · TEZSPIRE · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · TYVASO · Trilogy 100 · ULTOMIRIS · UPTRAVI · Ultomiris · Utibron · Veltassa · WAKIX · WINREVAIR · Wakix · XARELTO · XERAVA · XOLAIR · XYREM · XYWAV · Xembify · Xolair · YUPELRI · Yupelri · ZERBAXA · Zemaira · inCourage · remede System · superDimension
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 (77%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for pulmonary disease in GA.
Geographic Context
Pulmonary diseases within 10 mi
5
Per 100K population
5.9
County median income
$68,546
Nearest hospital
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM- BRUNSWICK CAMPUS
0.0 mi
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. Sudduth is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in GA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 8% 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. Sudduth experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sudduth performed 652 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Sudduth receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sudduth received a total of $27,945 from 66 companies across 1,052 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. Sudduth's costs compare to other pulmonary diseases in Brunswick?
Dr. Sudduth's average Medicare payment per service is $65. 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. Sudduth) 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 →
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