Physician

Samuel Joseph Tarwater, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Samuel Tarwater, MD (NPI: 1225080906) practices gastroenterology in the Dothan, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Houston, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GUT PC (NPI: 1073566006; TIN: 20-2904686) and primary practice location at 36305-1156. Tarwater is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), participating under the MSSP model.

Tarwater's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 958 traditional Medicare patients, billed 19,238 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $432,341 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 5,644 prescription claims across 1,215 beneficiaries totaling $2,825,214 in drug costs, led by Stelara (Ustekinumab). 2023 DME data shows 44 claims. Open Payments data shows 163 records totaling $89,220. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $744,901 to $432,341. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,125,734 to $2,825,214. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.