Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KIRK SCOTT H MD
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOVAMED INC [NOVA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KIRK EYE CENTER, 7427 LAKE STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2010
(Street)

RIVER FOREST, IL 60305		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               134,595 (8) D  
Common Stock 02/22/2010   S   2,600 D $ 4.25 444,541 I See Footnote 1 (1)
Common Stock 02/23/2010   S   16,100 D $ 4.117 (10) 428,441 I See Footnote 1 (1)
Common Stock               662,660 I See Footnote 2 (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 0.83               (3) 05/23/2012 Common Stock 100,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.45               (4) 03/16/2014 Common Stock 25,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.96               (5) 06/16/2015 Common Stock 15,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.87               (6) 06/20/2016 Common Stock 15,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.35               (7) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 12,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.75               (9) 02/18/2019 Common Stock 20,000   0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KIRK SCOTT H MD
C/O KIRK EYE CENTER
7427 LAKE STREET
RIVER FOREST, IL 60305		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ John W. Lawrence, Jr. by Power of Attorney   02/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of common stock held by Kirk Eye Center, S.C., of which Dr. Kirk is a shareholder. Dr. Kirk disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Represents shares of common stock held by Scott Kirk Family LLC. Dr. Kirk is the manager and a member of the LLC. Dr. Kirk disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Subject to certain restrictions, 12,500 of these options vested on 11/23/02 with the remainder vesting 2,083 per month starting on 12/23/02.
(4) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,125 of these options vested on 9/16/04 with the remainder vesting 520 per month starting on 10/16/04.
(5) Subject to certain restrictions, 1,875 of these options vested on 12/17/05, with the remainder vesting 312 per month starting on 1/17/06.
(6) Subject to certain restrictions, 1,875 of these options vested on 12/20/06 with the remainder vesting 312 per month starting on 1/20/07.
(7) Subject to certain restrictions, 1,500 of these options vested on 8/21/07 with the remainder vesting 250 per month starting 9/21/07.
(8) Includes 22,898 restricted shares of common stock.
(9) Subject to certain restrictions, 2,500 of these options vested on 8/18/09 with the remainder vesting approximately 417 per month starting on 9/18/09.
(10) These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from 4.10 to 4.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to NovaMed, Inc., and security holder of NovaMed, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price in the foregoing range.

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