Darren James Hunt, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Darren James Hunt, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1316153604, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 47614, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren James Hunt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 47614 TN
MD47614 TN
67650 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 267-0466
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 757-0770
- Medicaid IDs
- 161522 AL
Q006014 TN
003124806C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140522002454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 979 E 3RD St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Darren James Hunt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 47614Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl42 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $445.91
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. 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 one group practice
- University Surgical Associates, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren James Hunt among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Darren James Hunt, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Barker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031164416707
- Charles Brice, MDChattanooga, TN 374031124029194
- Randel Burns, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031285628990
- Joseph Cofer, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031801880539
- Benjamin Dart, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031104810167
- Wesley Giles, MDChattanooga, TN 374031992996292
- John Huggins, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031558655803
- Robert Maxwell, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031982698627
Common questions
What is Darren James Hunt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darren James Hunt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316153604, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren James Hunt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 267-0466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren James Hunt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 47614, 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 Darren James Hunt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren James Hunt, M.D. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darren James Hunt, M.D.'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.