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Dr. Savitha Shama, MD

Accepting New Patients

(152 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Practice

Mysore Medical College (1992)

735 North Main Street Suite 1100
Alpharetta, GA 30009

(678) 827-9157

Dr. Savitha Shama, MD is an internist in Alpharetta, GA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and general practice. She graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Savitha Shama, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare.

Office Locations

Piedmont Healthcare

735 North Main Street Suite 1100
Alpharetta, GA 30009

(470) 299-6262

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	53
doctor visit	401
lab tests	85
preventive care	78
vaccines	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2013 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	57
doctor visit	536
lab tests	89
preventive care	99
vaccines	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	59
doctor visit	455
lab tests	106
preventive care	91
vaccines	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	22
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	39
doctor visit	193
lab tests	78
preventive care	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	28
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	81
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	159
lab tests	81
preventive care	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	127
diabetes management	38
doctor visit	247
lab tests	128
preventive care	63
vaccines	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	155
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	258
lab tests	207
preventive care	73
vaccines	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	13
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	149
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	251
lab tests	235
preventive care	43
vaccines	18
vascular procedures	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	19
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	193
lab tests	188
preventive care	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	143
doctor visit	180
lab tests	81
preventive care	20
vaccines	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	153
doctor visit	177
lab tests	80
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA during 2023 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	93
doctor visit	116
lab tests	45

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated as an internist in Alpharetta, GA were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

blood draw	120
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	41
doctor visit	263
lab tests	116
preventive care	53
vaccines	25
vascular procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD.

**Gender**
Female	74
Male	39

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	79
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	30
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	56

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Savitha Shama, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	8
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Savitha Shama, MD graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1992. She completed residency at Morehouse School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Mysore Medical College (1992)

Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Insurance Information

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Dr. Savitha Shama, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Savitha Shama, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Savitha Shama, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 152 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Savitha Shama, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Alpharetta, GA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Savitha Shama, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$225 ZEPBOUND $34	MOUNJARO $19	EMGALITY $14	GLYXAMBI $12	TRADJENTA $12	Other $133
Novo Nordisk Inc	$151 Wegovy $35	Victoza $19	$97
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$134 ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $134
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$128 Myrbetriq $31	Vesicare $18	$79
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$112 ELIQUIS $112
Other	$530 Wako HCC Biomarker(s) DCP and AFP-L3 $94	Repatha $45	Fibroscan $33	Freestyle Libre 2 $32	ACCRUFER $29	Other $297

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,125
Education	$155

Biography

Patients rated Dr. Savitha Shama highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. She appears to accept Blue California insurance. Dr. Shama has an open panel in Alpharetta, GA according to Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Shama attended medical school at Mysore Medical College. She trained at a hospital affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine for her residency. In addition to English, she speaks Kannada.