Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hohenwald, TN
Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hohenwald, Tennessee, and NPI 1033271622, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 5779, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles A Alexander Heffington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 5779 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200B West Linden Ave, Hohenwald, TN 38462
- Phone
- (931) 796-2091
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 796-1641
- Medicaid ID
- 3153196 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1966
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Charles A Alexander Heffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 5779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Methylprednisolone20 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.
1 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Hohenwald
They are 1 of the 80 NPPES records with a practice address in Hohenwald, and 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
- Kyle Achors, M.D.Knoxville, TN1760916985
- Colin Ackerman, MDGermantown, TN1467981647
- Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Columbia, TN1184677346
- Alan Aiken, DOJohnson City, TN1437565074
- Marc Aiken, MDJohnson City, TN1558327395
- Muhammad Ajmal, MDNashville, TN1144334475
- William Albers, M.D.Germantown, TN1790768166
- Dave Alexander, M.D.Nashville, TN1922007384
- Matthew Anderson, M.D.Franklin, TN1689105538
- Harold Antwine, MDJackson, TN1538268164
Common questions
What is Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD's NPI number?
Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033271622, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200B West Linden Ave, Hohenwald, TN, 38462. Phone: (931) 796-2091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5779, 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 Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles A Alexander Heffington, MD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.