Charles L. Tapley, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hixson, TN
Charles L. Tapley, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1679547061, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 51156, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles L. Tapley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 51156 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2051 Hamill RD Ste 210, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 870-1999
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170420000710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2051 Hamill RD Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles L. Tapley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
738 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium17 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: $507.26
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncHixson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles L. Tapley among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Charles L. Tapley, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 25 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431467463299
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- Elizabeth Close, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431760697734
- Charles Harris, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431972636983
- Julie Haun, MDHixson, TN 373431861487399
- Ronald Jarl, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431457336026
- Maria Martin, M.DHixson, TN 373431467424770
Common questions
What is Charles L. Tapley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles L. Tapley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679547061, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles L. Tapley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2051 Hamill RD Ste 210, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 870-1999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles L. Tapley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51156, 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 L. Tapley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles L. Tapley, M.D. had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.