Dr. Heather Grace Gatcombe, MD

Dr. Gatcombe practices at Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, Georgia, part of Emory University.

Dr. Gatcombe's NPI, 1457538944, was assigned on January 28, 2008. Dr. Gatcombe graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Gatcombe holds Georgia license 63659.

Dr. Gatcombe's primary practice is Emory Decatur Hospital, at 2701 N Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 in De Kalb County. The practice phone is (404) 501-1000.

Dr. Gatcombe's primary practice is Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, Georgia, part of Emory University. Dr. Gatcombe is also affiliated with Emory University Hospital Midtown. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gatcombe to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Radiation oncology is Dr. Gatcombe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Gatcombe is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 507 Medicare services from Dr. Gatcombe across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 96 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,957 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 96 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gatcombe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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. Gatcombe's median patient age at 70, with 83% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gatcombe wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims for 32 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $785 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 52 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Gatcombe for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Gatcombe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gatcombe as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Gatcombe in 2024. Dr. Gatcombe's most frequent co-authors are Gail Lois Daumit, MD, Christina Victoria Mangurian, MD and Bess A. Marshall, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 75 general payments to Dr. Gatcombe from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $230.

Dr. Gatcombe graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2002.