Yousef Nazem Sweidan, MD
NPI 1649765157ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Albany, GA
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) with Southwest Ga. Nephrology Clinic, P.C., practicing in Albany, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $559,920 for 2,175 claims, against $248,174 paid for services in 2024. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $951.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Miller County Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1649765157 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 3, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
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 - Nephrology (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 638 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 6,201 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $248,174 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,175 · 4,280 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 503 |
| Total drug cost | $559,920 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
Medical group
- Southwest Ga. Nephrology Clinic, P.C.Albany, GA · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Miller County HospitalColquitt, GA
- Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA
- Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester, GA
Other facilities
- Dci - Clark Home Training CenterDialysis facility · Albany, GA
- Dci AlbanyDialysis facility · Albany, GA
- Dci Albany West TownDialysis facility · Albany, GA
- Dci East AlbanyDialysis facility · Albany, GA
- Dci SylvesterDialysis facility · Sylvester, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$951.24 · 44 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$565.73 · 30 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $167.85 | 7 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $140.54 | 7 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $98.88 | 4 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $96.20 | 5 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $87.35 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$947.92 · 42 payments
- Education$3.32 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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