Dr. Michael S. Champney, M.D.
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 75
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
GA license 53116
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Northside Hospital Atlanta, GA
- Northside Hospital Forsyth Cumming, GA
- Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA
- Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA
Medical groups
- Northside Surgical Professional Services LLC (364 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 75
- Services billed
- 148
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 26 | 26 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | 17 | 14 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 15 | 15 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 13 | 12 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 36 |
| Ibuprofen Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 23 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 9 payments worth $12,321 in total to this clinician.
| Vb Spine LLC | $12,321 |
|---|
| Consulting Fee | $10,000 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,198 |
| Food and Beverage | $123 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vb Spine LLC Oct 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee MESA SPINAL SYSTEM · Spine | $6,000 |
| Vb Spine LLC Aug 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAPA ACCESS SYSTEM · Spine | $4,000 |
| Vb Spine LLC Oct 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STRYKER · Surgical · travel to Washington, DC · in-kind | $1,230 |
| Vb Spine LLC Dec 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STRYKER · Surgical · travel to Washington, DC · in-kind | $619 |
| Vb Spine LLC Dec 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STRYKER · Surgical · travel to Leesburg, VA · in-kind | $350 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.