Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Joanne Gaw, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Carrollton, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gaw
Dr. Joanne Gaw is an internal medicine specialist in Carrollton, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gaw performed 2,146 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gaw received a total of $10,713 from 64 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 681 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gaw 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.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 18% volume in GA
$10,713 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,146
Medicare services
Top 18% in GA for internal medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$25
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions. |
184 | $37 | $75 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
168 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
160 | $65 | $137 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
135 | $8 | $15 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month This service covers an extra 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions each calendar month. |
121 | $29 | $75 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential An automated laboratory test that measures the levels of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in the blood, including a breakdown of the different types of white blood cells. |
101 | $8 | $50 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) A blood test that measures cholesterol and triglyceride levels. |
86 | $13 | $75 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test A blood test that measures the level of free thyroxine, a thyroid hormone, in the bloodstream. |
85 | $9 | $50 |
| Total T3 thyroid hormone test A blood test that measures the total amount of triiodothyronine (T3) hormone in your body. T3 is a thyroid hormone that helps regulate metabolism and energy levels. |
85 | $14 | $100 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel A blood test that measures a group of chemicals, including glucose, electrolytes, and kidney and liver function markers. |
84 | $10 | $75 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test A blood test that measures the level of thyroid stimulating hormone to evaluate thyroid function. |
84 | $16 | $70 |
| 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. |
78 | $52 | $99 |
| Uric acid level test A blood test that measures the level of uric acid in your body. Uric acid is a waste product formed when the body breaks down purines. |
72 | $4 | $20 |
| Magnesium level test A blood test to measure the amount of magnesium in your body. This helps check for magnesium deficiency or excess. |
71 | $7 | $35 |
| Glutamyltransferase (GGT) level test A blood test that measures the level of the liver enzyme glutamyltransferase (GGT) to help evaluate liver health. |
69 | $7 | $22 |
| 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. |
64 | $42 | $96 |
| Iron level test | 62 | $6 | $30 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) A blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months. |
59 | $10 | $50 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service. |
59 | $104 | $180 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test A blood test that measures the amount of vitamin B-12 in your body. |
58 | $15 | $70 |
| Vitamin D level test A blood test to measure the amount of Vitamin D-3 in your body. |
55 | $29 | $235 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel A blood test that measures a group of basic chemicals, including total calcium levels. |
31 | $8 | $75 |
| Complex chronic care management, first 60 minutes This service involves clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional to manage two or more chronic conditions over a calendar month. It covers the first 60 minutes of this coordinated care effort. |
25 | $79 | $150 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle. |
22 | $8 | $17 |
| Automated urinalysis An automated laboratory test performed on a urine sample to analyze its chemical and physical properties. The procedure uses machinery to detect various substances and cells within the urine. |
21 | $2 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
21 | $103 | $205 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 20 | $18 | $70 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) A laboratory test that measures the amount of microalbumin, a small protein, in a urine sample. This test is used to detect early signs of kidney damage. |
18 | $5 | $40 |
| Respiratory virus detection test A laboratory test using immunoassay techniques to detect the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza viruses. |
18 | $56 | $125 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge. |
17 | $67 | $150 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views An X-ray imaging test of the chest that captures two different angles to visualize the lungs, heart, and chest wall. |
13 | $21 | $45 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$10,713
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,530/year across 7 years
Top 7% in GA for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
64
Companies
681
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,034
2023
$1,363
2022
$1,656
2021
$1,956
2020
$1,049
2019
$1,260
2018
$1,394
Payments by company (2024)
Lilly USA, LLC
$261
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$238
Novo Nordisk Inc
$231
PFIZER INC.
$183
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$169
ABBVIE INC.
$162
Lundbeck LLC
$136
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$132
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$118
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$108
Amgen Inc.
$64
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$46
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$31
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$17
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$16
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$15
Dexcom, Inc.
$14
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 35.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,448
Lilly USA, LLC
$891
Amgen Inc.
$775
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$703
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$640
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$578
ABBVIE INC.
$577
PFIZER INC.
$480
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$393
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$374
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$360
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$238
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$208
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$195
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$178
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$171
Lundbeck LLC
$169
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$163
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$161
AbbVie Inc.
$154
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$149
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$141
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$120
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$112
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$101
Eisai Inc.
$93
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$86
AbbVie, Inc.
$86
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$73
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$67
Radius Health, Inc.
$59
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$56
Biogen, Inc.
$53
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$45
Boston Scientific Corporation
$39
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$37
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$35
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$35
Dexcom, Inc.
$32
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$31
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$30
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$24
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$19
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$18
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.
$18
Insulet Corporation
$18
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals
$17
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$17
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$17
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$16
Allergan Inc.
$15
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
Medtronic, Inc.
$14
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$14
Tolmar, Inc.
$13
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$13
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
$13
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$12
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 29.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
87
County median income
$72,327
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | 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. Gaw is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in GA), with 20 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. Gaw experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gaw performed 184 chronic care management, first 20 min/month services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Gaw receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gaw received a total of $10,713 from 64 companies across 681 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Gaw's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Carrollton?
Dr. Gaw's average Medicare payment per service is $25. 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. Gaw) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.
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