Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, TN
Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Tennessee, and NPI 1578568648, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD20097, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Richard Sharpe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD20097 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1031 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
- Phone
- (423) 745-6575
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Richard Sharpe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD20097Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,419 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium406 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium360 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate331 claims
- Lisinopril304 claims
- Losartan Potassium293 claims
- Gabapentin234 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $819.36
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Richard Sharpe among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 5 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578568648, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1031 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN, 37303. Phone: (423) 745-6575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD20097, 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 Richard Sharpe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Richard Sharpe, M.D. had 7,419 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.