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Carolyn Jean Felton, M.D.

NPI 1396731162ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Rheumatology· Tifton, GA

Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (M.D.) in Tifton, Georgia, trained at University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine (class of 1993). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,178,744 for 1,459 claims, against $28,886 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,845 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1396731162
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 27, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDec 1, 2020
Certified by providerDec 1, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Primary207RR0500X055515GA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Rheumatology (GA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients119
Services billed883 across 19 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$28,886

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,459 · 2,645 30-day fills
Patients246
Total drug cost$1,178,744
Generic share85% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyRheumatology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,845 · 92 payments from 16 companies
  • 2024$2,110 · 97 payments from 18 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$349.6319
Pfizer Inc.$338.8417
Amgen Inc.$329.0619
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.$249.0812
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$137.487

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,788 · 91 payments
  • Education$56.99 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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