Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sean Sauls, P.A.

Medical Physician Assistant · Moultrie, GA
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
8 LAUREL CT, Moultrie, GA 31768
2298919016
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1407963952 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. Sauls 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. Sauls

Dr. Sean Sauls is a medical physician assistant in Moultrie, GA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sauls performed 1,153 Medicare services across 793 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sauls received a total of $11,231 from 55 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 732 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical 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. Sauls 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 16% volume in GA $11,231 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,153
Medicare services
Top 16% in GA for medical physician assistant
793
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~61 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
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.
751 $51 $110
EKG interpretation and report
A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report.
149 $5 $38
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.
90 $111 $300
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.
87 $82 $200
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.
62 $43 $110
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.
14 $76 $155
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 ↗
$11,231
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $2,808/year across 4 years
Top 3% in GA for medical physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
55
Companies
732
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
$11,231 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$3,029
2023
$2,932
2022
$2,565
2021
$2,705

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$444
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$266
PFIZER INC.
$250
Dexcom, Inc.
$215
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$182
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$174
Amgen Inc.
$171
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$144
Lilly USA, LLC
$143
Lundbeck LLC
$134
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$126
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$98
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$87
Ardelyx, Inc.
$85
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$85
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$81
Novo Nordisk Inc
$72
Corium, LLC
$56
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$44
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$32
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$28
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$20
Corcept Therapeutics
$18
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$15
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$15
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$15
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$14
Exact Sciences Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 31.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$1,264
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$956
Novo Nordisk Inc
$929
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$706
Dexcom, Inc.
$618
Amgen Inc.
$595
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$592
PFIZER INC.
$521
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$495
AbbVie Inc.
$416
Lilly USA, LLC
$387
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$320
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$287
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$234
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$220
Corium, LLC
$203
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$193
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$174
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$167
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$153
Lundbeck LLC
$150
Corcept Therapeutics
$126
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$118
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$116
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$109
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$104
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$98
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$94
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$91
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$87
Ardelyx, Inc.
$85
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$79
Eisai Inc.
$56
Exact Sciences Corporation
$45
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$45
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$39
Theratechnologies Inc.
$37
Almatica Pharma LLC
$33
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$32
Abbott Laboratories
$25
Biogen, Inc.
$23
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$22
Ethicon US, LLC
$19
ITI, Inc.
$17
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$17
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$15
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$15
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$14
EISAI INC.
$14
Sobi, Inc
$14
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$14
Organogenesis Inc.
$14
Genentech USA, Inc.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 28.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABILIFY MAINTENA · ACCRUFER · ADUHELM · AIRSUPRA · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · AUSTEDO · AZSTARYS · Aimovig · Austedo XR · Auvelity · Azstarys · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BEXSERO · BEYFORTUS · BREZTRI · CAPLYTA · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · COMIRNATY · CREON · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EGRIFTA · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FUROSCIX · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · GEMTESA · GRALISE · IBSRELA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · LINZESS · Linzess · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NAPRELAN · NEXLETOL · NURTEC ODT · OFEV · OXBRYTA · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PIFELTRO · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · Prolia · Puraply · QULIPTA · REXULTI · ROTATEQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · STEGLATRO · SYNAGIS · SYNJARDY · SYNTHROID · Saxenda · TLANDO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULANCE · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · VAXELIS · VIBERZI · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · XYOSTED · Xofluza · ZENPEP
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 3% for medical physician assistant in GA.

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Geographic Context

Medical physician assistants within 10 mi
6
Per 100K population
13.1
County median income
$49,691
Nearest hospital
COLQUITT REGIONAL 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. Sauls is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in GA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of GA peers, with 19 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. Sauls experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sauls performed 751 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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. Sauls receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sauls received a total of $11,231 from 55 companies across 732 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. Sauls's costs compare to other medical physician assistants in Moultrie?
Dr. Sauls's average Medicare payment per service is $52. 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. Sauls) 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 →