MEGAN CHEATHAM NP
NPI 1285344739
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care in Blue Ridge, GA

NPI Status: Active since November 23, 2022

Contact Information

2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA
ZIP 30513
Phone: (706) 258-4640
Fax: (706) 258-7216

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Years of Experience 4
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Primary Care
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
  • PECOS Enrolled
  • Medicare Quality Reporting

About MEGAN CHEATHAM

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Megan Cheatham, a provider established in Blue Ridge, Georgia with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in primary care and more than 4 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285344739 assigned on November 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LP2300X with license number RN271916 (GA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI
1285344739
Provider Name
MEGAN CHEATHAM NP
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5 BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Location Phone
(706) 258-4640
Location Fax
(706) 258-7216
Mailing Address
PO BOX 2784 BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Mailing Phone
(706) 455-5357
Medical School Name
OTHER
Graduation Year
2022
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
11-23-2022
Last Update Date
11-23-2022
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Megan Cheatham is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Taxonomy Code
363LP2300X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.
RN271916
License State
GA

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clarity Silver - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Clear Silver with $0 Insulin Options - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • BlueCross B16S $50 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
  • BlueCross G08S $30 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health � - EPO
  • BlueCross S26S $40 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Megan Cheatham is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Megan Cheatham is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

  • Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

  • PECOS PAC ID: 6901276088

    What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
    A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.

  • PECOS Enrollment ID: I20230106000008

    What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
    The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.

  • Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

    What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
    When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
    A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Physician Visit Costs



The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $20.8 for a new patient copayment and $23.71 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 30513 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99203

  • Average New Patient Price $83.23
  • Minimum New Patient Price $53.31
  • Maximum New Patient Price $164.04
  • Average New Patient Copayment $20.8
  • Minimum New Patient Copayment $13.32
  • Maximum New Patient Copayment $41.01

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99214

  • Average Established Patient Price $94.84
  • Minimum Established Patient Price $16.68
  • Maximum Established Patient Price $133.24
  • Average Established Patient Copayment $23.71
  • Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.17
  • Maximum Established Patient Copayment $33.31

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

MIPS Quality Measures

The following performance measures were reported under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) quality measures program.

Quality Measure Performance Number of Patients

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Megan Cheatham is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name Address Phone Hospital Type Overall Rating
UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL35 HOSPITAL ROAD
BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512
(706) 745-2111Acute Care Hospitals

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1285344739, we treat the final digit (9) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
9
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 4 → 8 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 24 = 71

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1285344739.

Other Providers at the Same Location


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Emergency Medicine
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BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Obstetrics & Gynecology
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5, SUITE 105
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Physical Therapist
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Emergency Medicine
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Surgery
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5, SUITE 109
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Dietitian, Registered
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Emergency Medicine
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BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Anesthesiology
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Emergency Medicine
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Anesthesiology
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5, STE 101
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Hospitalist
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
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BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
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Emergency Medicine
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Emergency Medicine
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BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
Nurse Practitioner
2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1285344739, enumerated as an "individual" on November 23, 2022.

The provider is located at 2855 OLD HIGHWAY 5 BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513 and the phone number is (706) 258-4640.

Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LP2300X and a focus in Primary Care.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.

Megan Cheatham is affiliated with: UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL.