Argil J. Wheelock, MD
Urology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Argil J. Wheelock, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1700811346, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 7499, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Argil J. Wheelock
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 7499 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-5910
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-5915
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Argil J. Wheelock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22,542.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edap Technomed Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Argil J. Wheelock among 289 urology physician records in Tennessee
Argil J. Wheelock, MD is one of 289 urology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 289 urology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Argil J. Wheelock, MD's NPI number?
Argil J. Wheelock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700811346, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Argil J. Wheelock, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-5910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Argil J. Wheelock, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7499, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Argil J. Wheelock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Argil J. Wheelock, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Argil J. Wheelock, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.