David Ryan Childress, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Athens, TN
David Ryan Childress, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Tennessee, and NPI 1205882834, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 38958, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Ryan Childress
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 38958 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Cook Dr, Athens, TN 37303
- Phone
- (423) 744-7585
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2023
- Fax
- (423) 744-7075
- Medicaid IDs
- 3898327 TN
3898325 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240110004678); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 711 Cook Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kala GrantPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1295366987
- Katherine Hall, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144575184
Verify David Ryan Childress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
413 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone49 claims
- Ibuprofen35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Ondansetron Odt28 claims
- Cefdinir26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCFranklin, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Ryan Childress among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
David Ryan Childress, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Athens → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Burns, D.O.Athens, TN 373031326075623
- Steven Ratcliff, M.D.Athens, TN 373031548204951
- James Dickson, MDCleveland, TN 373111821559824
- Calvin Kurz, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111104182500
- Matthew Plott, MDCleveland, TN 373111164981478
- James Torrence, MDCleveland, TN 373111720024037
- Timothy Crumpler, MDCleveland, TN 373121275577231
- Jerry Devane, MDCleveland, TN 373121750322863
Common questions
What is David Ryan Childress, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Ryan Childress, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205882834, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Ryan Childress, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Cook Dr, Athens, TN, 37303. Phone: (423) 744-7585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Ryan Childress, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 38958, 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 David Ryan Childress, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Ryan Childress, M.D. had 413 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.