Samuel Leroy Church, MD
NPI 1053398149ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Hiawassee, GA
Family Medicine (MD) in Hiawassee, Georgia, trained at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (class of 1999). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,494,628 for 10,369 claims, against $480,966 paid for services in 2024. Csl Behring was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $456.85 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1053398149 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 5, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 048990 | GA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (GA); Practitioner - Family Practice (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 590 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 14,721 across 106 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $480,966 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 10,369 · 24,094 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 839 |
| Total drug cost | $1,494,628 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1999 |
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Secondary specialties | General Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, Preventive Medicine |
Hospital affiliations
- Chatuge Regional HospitalHiawassee, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA
- Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA
Other facilities
- Mountain Home HealthHome health agency · Blairsville, GA
- Mountain Home Health ServicesHome health agency · Hayesville, NC
- Pruitthealth at Home - GainesvilleHome health agency · Gainesville, GA
- Tugaloo Home Health Agency, An Amedisy CompanyHome health agency · Gainesville, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$456.85 · 22 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$373.87 · 16 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Csl Behring | $54.53 | 2 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $54.26 | 3 |
| Braeburn Inc. | $48.03 | 3 |
| Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | $43.36 | 2 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $35.97 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$456.85 · 22 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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