Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD
Neurology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1003261231, issued on Apr 25, 2016. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chelsea Amanda Shugars
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 2020-00455 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 East 3RD Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-9001
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-4692
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210623000374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 979 East 3RD Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chelsea Amanda Shugars in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
971 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin137 claims
- Prednisone74 claims
- Radicava Ors73 claims
- Riluzole62 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide57 claims
- Baclofen46 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21,127.40
138 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chelsea Amanda Shugars among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee
Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
All 381 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James HoraChattanooga, TN 374031447224621
- Sally Horne, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031215040381
- Berneet Kaur, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031477729002
- Jake McKay, MDChattanooga, TN 374031497166425
- Arjun Rangan, MDChattanooga, TN 374031720665334
- David Rankine, MDChattanooga, TN 374031851349989
Common questions
What is Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD's NPI number?
Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003261231, issued on Apr 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 East 3RD Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-9001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD's license?
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 Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD had 971 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.