Sheila S. Southerland, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cordele, GA
Sheila S. Southerland, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cordele, Georgia, and NPI 1528035326, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 055894, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheila S. Southerland
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 055894 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 N 7TH St, Cordele, GA 31015
- Phone
- (229) 276-3200
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 826799258A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050622000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheila S. Southerland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 055894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine35 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Baclofen24 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Crisp Regional Hospital IncCordele, GA
- Peach Emergency Group LLCByron, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheila S. Southerland among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Sheila S. Southerland, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cordele
They are 10 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Cordele, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Sheila S. Southerland, MD's NPI number?
Sheila S. Southerland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528035326, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheila S. Southerland, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 N 7TH St, Cordele, GA, 31015. Phone: (229) 276-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheila S. Southerland, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 055894, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sheila S. Southerland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheila S. Southerland, MD had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.