David K. Close, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
David K. Close, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1558335844, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 19580, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David K. Close
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19580 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 961 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN 37412
- Phone
- (423) 892-2221
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 490-3407
- Medicaid ID
- 3047857 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061207000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 961 Spring Creek RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katelyn BalesFamily Nurse Practitioner1396222568
- Joan Bang, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497317937
- Kathleen Bowers, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295157196
- Amanda Dallas, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1447938600
- Robert Drake, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730153818
- Siobhan Duff, MDFamily Medicine Physician1588638910
Verify David K. Close in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19580Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,131 Medicare Part D claims for 919 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium1,648 claims
- Lisinopril745 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate589 claims
- Ezetimibe427 claims
- Carvedilol426 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium367 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: $1,934.13
102 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David K. Close, MD's NPI number?
David K. Close, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558335844, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David K. Close, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 961 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37412. Phone: (423) 892-2221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David K. Close, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 19580, 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 K. Close, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David K. Close, MD had 14,131 Medicare Part D claims for 919 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David K. Close, 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.