Craig Steven Swafford, MD
Surgery Physician · Dayton, TN
Craig Steven Swafford, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dayton, Tennessee, and NPI 1053490417, issued on Nov 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 40348, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Steven Swafford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 40348 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9390 Rhea County Highway, Dayton, TN 37321
- Phone
- (423) 775-5800
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- Q002606 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080711000312); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Craig Steven Swafford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 94.7 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: $86.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Amg-Southern Tennessee LLCWinchester, TN
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Dayton
They are 2 of the 167 NPPES records with a practice address in Dayton, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 2 in Dayton → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Dayton →
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- William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
- Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
- Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788
- Mohamad Akbik, M.D.Bartlett, TN1205886595
- Mark Akins, MDMurfreesboro, TN1497795454
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- Hayden Alford, MDJackson, TN1831727569
Common questions
What is Craig Steven Swafford, MD's NPI number?
Craig Steven Swafford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053490417, issued on Nov 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Steven Swafford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9390 Rhea County Highway, Dayton, TN, 37321. Phone: (423) 775-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Steven Swafford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 40348, 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 Craig Steven Swafford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Steven Swafford, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Steven Swafford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.