Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Lagrange, GA
Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Lagrange, Georgia, and NPI 1962865436, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 82593, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valery Sammah Effoe
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 82593 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1602 Vernon RD Ste 300, Lagrange, GA 30240
- Phone
- (706) 242-5100
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (706) 812-2454
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220518001749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1602 Vernon RD Ste 300
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Verify Valery Sammah Effoe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 82593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,333 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate98 claims
- Eliquis95 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Carvedilol84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,560.51
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 one group practice
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCLagrange, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valery Sammah Effoe among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Georgia
Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RI0011X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Georgia.
All 215 in Georgia → Every provider in Lagrange → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angampally Rajeev, MDLagrange, GA 302401891738118
- Ameen Person, M.D.Jonesboro, GA 302361073722484
- Shiv Kumar Agarwal, M.B.B.S., M.D.McDonough, GA 302531306147301
- Jeevith Kanukunta, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531851338727
- Pritam Polkampally, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531487753877
- Rajasekhar Reddy, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531760519557
- Muthusamy Sekar, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531710924535
- Akshar Patel, MDGriffin, GA 302241538506845
Common questions
What is Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS's NPI number?
Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962865436, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1602 Vernon RD Ste 300, Lagrange, GA, 30240. Phone: (706) 242-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 82593, 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 Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS had 1,333 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.