Total Payments
$7,119
2024 Payments
$704.06
Companies
42
Transactions
430
Medicare Patients
11,113
Medicare Billing
$677,858
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,989 (98.2%)
Education$116.55 (1.6%)
Other$13.15 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,989 | 425 | 98.2% |
| Education | $116.55 | 4 | 1.6% |
| Entertainment | $13.15 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,250 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $693.98 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $650.62 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $574.32 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $518.94 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $471.41 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $359.74 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $332.72 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $305.68 | 20 | $0 (2022) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $281.95 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $704.06 | 37 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($101.58) |
| 2023 | $613.03 | 33 | Lilly USA, LLC ($155.25) |
| 2022 | $933.45 | 54 | Amgen Inc. ($135.92) |
| 2021 | $1,220 | 74 | Amgen Inc. ($178.68) |
| 2020 | $691.49 | 44 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($205.28) |
| 2019 | $733.68 | 42 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($218.16) |
| 2018 | $1,132 | 72 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($215.98) |
| 2017 | $1,091 | 74 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($271.66) |
All Payment Transactions
430 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 18
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.83 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.24 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.37 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.08 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.71 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.90 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.38 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.99 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.39 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.95 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | GARDASIL (Biological), CAPVAXIVE, GARDASIL 9 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.69 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.64 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.51 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.98 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.53 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREMARIN (Drug), ESTRING, DUAVEE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.34 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CK7) Extended Holter (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.54 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.27 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.31 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREMARIN (Drug), ESTRING, DUAVEE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.12 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.69 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 2,923 | 3,966 | $339,290 | $139,989 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3,039 | 5,474 | $440,855 | $202,811 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2,839 | 5,838 | $456,260 | $217,116 |
| 2020 | 19 | 2,312 | 3,453 | $300,985 | $117,942 |
Total Patients
11,113
Total Services
18,731
Medicare Billing
$677,858
Procedure Codes
95
All Medicare Procedures & Services
95 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 348 | 770 | $77,000 | $40,662 | 52.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 377 | 453 | $65,685 | $30,618 | 46.6% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 196 | 196 | $39,200 | $23,251 | 59.3% |
| 90671 | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (pcv15), for intramuscular use | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $11,400 | $9,169 | 80.4% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 334 | 367 | $37,475 | $7,262 | 19.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 366 | 686 | $17,150 | $5,754 | 33.6% |
| 90674 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | Office | 2023 | 95 | 95 | $3,800 | $3,115 | 82.0% |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | Office | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $25,920 | $2,738 | 10.6% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 94 | 94 | $2,820 | $2,685 | 95.2% |
| 90732 | Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $3,675 | $2,616 | 71.2% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 262 | 274 | $19,440 | $2,368 | 12.2% |
| G0402 | Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,600 | $2,015 | 77.5% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 393 | 534 | $10,680 | $1,811 | 17.0% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2023 | 57 | 58 | $2,900 | $1,674 | 57.7% |
| 82274 | Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | Office | 2023 | 94 | 96 | $8,160 | $1,498 | 18.4% |
| G0179 | Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | Office | 2023 | 13 | 20 | $1,400 | $546.48 | 39.0% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 50 | 65 | $3,250 | $520.49 | 16.0% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,400 | $422.18 | 30.2% |
| 87804 | Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | Office | 2023 | 14 | 26 | $1,300 | $393.18 | 30.2% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,920 | $369.50 | 19.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,265 | $302.64 | 23.9% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $800.00 | $160.98 | 20.1% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $50.12 | $39.42 | 78.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 376 | 697 | $101,065 | $52,364 | 51.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 369 | 912 | $91,200 | $51,353 | 56.3% |
About Dr. Cheri Vachtsevanos, MD
Dr. Cheri Vachtsevanos, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Gainesville, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609844067.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Cheri Vachtsevanos, MD has received a total of $7,119 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $704.06 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 430 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,989).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vachtsevanos has provided services to 11,113 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 18,731 services with total Medicare billing of $677,858. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 95 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Gainesville, GA
- Active Since 03/10/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609844067
Products in Payments
- FARXIGA (Drug) $832.74
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $606.96
- Vascepa (Drug) $305.68
- TRULICITY (Drug) $274.16
- HETLIOZ (Drug) $256.23
- Aimovig (Biological) $217.57
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $201.76
- JANUVIA (Drug) $161.55
- Ozempic (Drug) $159.69
- INVOKANA (Drug) $150.59
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $149.02
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $146.08
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $138.88
- Kerendia (Drug) $133.09
- Victoza (Drug) $122.69
- CHANTIX (Drug) $112.89
- Catalyst Total CSR (Device) $111.68
- EVENITY (Biological) $111.14
- XARELTO (Drug) $110.80
- Prolia (Biological) $96.52
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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