NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris L. Gillespie, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Germantown, TN

Chris L. Gillespie, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1699776658, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 8810, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699776658
Name
Chris L. Gillespie
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
8810 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1861 Old Towne LN, Germantown, TN 38139
Phone
(901) 844-2500
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3178161 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040511001004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1974
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Chris L. Gillespie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chris Gillespie12
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Chris L. Gillespie among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Chris L. Gillespie, MD 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
  • Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Germantown

They are 61 of the 1,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Helton, M.D.Germantown, TN 381391265657175
  2. Uzma ShirwanyGermantown, TN 381391730234691
  3. Jeremy Avila, M.D.Memphis, TN 381381497198865
  4. Lindsey Blackmon, DOGermantown, TN 381381205405966
  5. Phani Borra, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381841796505
  6. John Buttross, MDMemphis, TN 381381497496020
  7. John Cassidy, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381134531106
  8. Julius Cronin, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381487097028

Common questions

What is Chris L. Gillespie, MD's NPI number?

Chris L. Gillespie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699776658, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris L. Gillespie, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1861 Old Towne LN, Germantown, TN, 38139. Phone: (901) 844-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris L. Gillespie, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 8810, 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 Chris L. Gillespie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris L. Gillespie, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.