Arion Alexander Smalley, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Arion Alexander Smalley, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1518259597, issued on May 9, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000050933, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arion Alexander Smalley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD0000050933 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Stein Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 648-8480
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 648-8481
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160727000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisville Medical College, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 Stein Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Deborah Gray, APNNurse Practitioner1629012331
- Victoria Ogle, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1730673021
- Dennis Prok, PA- CPhysician Assistant1255846382
- Reagin Rhodes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215449616
Verify Arion Alexander Smalley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000050933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
5,317 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 2,297 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin780 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen724 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen622 claims
- Pregabalin387 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl297 claims
- Baclofen277 claims
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,196.74
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Consultants IN Pain Management, P.C.Athens, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arion Alexander Smalley among 82 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Tennessee
Arion Alexander Smalley, MD is one of 82 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207LP2900X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 82 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Tennessee.
All 82 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Dreskin, MDChattanooga, TN 374211386648160
- John Blake, MDChattanooga, TN 374041629290689
- Michael Hermann, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041245673268
- Candace McKee, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041689017360
- Kevin Smith, MDChattanooga, TN 374041205898137
- James George, M.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881609850304
- Jason Herndon, M.D.Manchester, TN 373551871856302
- Marshall Millman, MD, PHDManchester, TN 373551538166277
Common questions
What is Arion Alexander Smalley, MD's NPI number?
Arion Alexander Smalley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518259597, issued on May 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arion Alexander Smalley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Stein Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 648-8480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arion Alexander Smalley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000050933, 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 Arion Alexander Smalley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arion Alexander Smalley, MD had 5,317 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arion Alexander Smalley, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.