Dr. Valery Sammah Effoe, MD, MS

Dr. Effoe practices at Wellstar Medical Group in Lagrange, Georgia.

Dr. Effoe's NPI, 1962865436, was assigned on April 1, 2016. Dr. Effoe holds Georgia license 82593.

Dr. Effoe's primary practice is Wellstar Medical Group, at 1602 Vernon Rd, Lagrange, GA 30240 in Troup County. The practice phone is (470) 267-2433.

Dr. Effoe's primary practice is Wellstar Medical Group in Lagrange, Georgia. Dr. Effoe is also affiliated with Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. The medical group on file is Wellstar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Effoe to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Effoe practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Effoe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Effoe is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 1,317 Medicare services from Dr. Effoe across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 626 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,562 for them.

CMS counts 626 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Effoe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 234 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Effoe's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Effoe wrote 1,333 Medicare Part D claims for 201 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,232 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $114,615 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 98 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Effoe for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Effoe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 62 papers to Dr. Effoe, published from 2014 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Black or African American, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and Blood Glucose. Dr. Effoe has published most often in J Am Heart Assoc. Dr. Effoe's most frequent co-authors are Titilope O. Olanipekun, MD, Alain Gerald Bertoni, MD and Joshua J. Joseph, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 85 general payments to Dr. Effoe from 27 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $2,953.