NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brunswick, GA

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brunswick, Georgia, and NPI 1174533814, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 53152, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174533814
Name
Thomas Michael Sasser
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
53152 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3025 Shrine RD, Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone
(912) 466-7340
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(912) 466-7358
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050526000435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3025 Shrine RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mitchell Brock, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1568488435
  2. Denny Carter, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396755039
  3. Theresa Cheek, OTOccupational Therapist1619353315
  4. Jack Deese, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1124038856
  5. Nancy Denlea, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1902874043
  6. James Gowen, M.D.Specialist1366484255

Verify Thomas Michael Sasser in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

798 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 200 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Sasser798
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam292 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl98 claims
  3. Celecoxib81 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium58 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone54 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $269.98

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Sasser$270
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cooperative Healthcare Services IncBrunswick, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas Michael Sasser among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Bowman, MDBrunswick, GA 315201396278065
  2. Jackie Brooks, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201366430233
  3. Denny Carter, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201396755039
  4. Jack Deese, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201124038856
  5. Nicholas Richardson, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201932468709
  6. Michael Sullivan, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201255341988
  7. Raymond Topp, MDBrunswick, GA 315201780620211
  8. Ralph Cavalier, M.D.St Simons Island, GA 315221407866155

Common questions

What is Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174533814, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3025 Shrine RD, Brunswick, GA, 31520. Phone: (912) 466-7340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 53152, 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 Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. had 798 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.