NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Wayne Cooper, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN

David Wayne Cooper, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1215490784, issued on Apr 10, 2019. Check the license 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
1215490784
Name
David Wayne Cooper
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
01092439A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922
Phone
(865) 558-4400
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2026
Fax
(865) 558-4421
Medicaid ID
300086083 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250610001892); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2019
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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Also registered at 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dorothy Allen, PAPhysician Assistant1861644650
  2. Cory Anderson, PAPhysician Assistant1225833262
  3. Paul Becker, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1205804473
  4. Douglas Calhoun, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1770552937
  5. Michael Craig, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1477522761
  6. John Crawford, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1790760015

Verify David Wayne Cooper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Cooper34
  2. Specialty average186

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,780.05

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Cooper$1,780.05
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. Orthotennessee PCKnoxville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Wayne Cooper among 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee

David Wayne Cooper, MD is one of 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 51 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Calhoun, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221770552937
  2. Kristen Ploetze, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221245644228
  3. Timothy Renfree, MDKnoxville, TN 379231386602837
  4. Andrew Harris, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201134566466
  5. Joshua Moss, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201265655385
  6. Richard Smith, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201710954789
  7. Edward Burns, MDKnoxville, TN 379161174508808
  8. John Harrison, MDKnoxville, TN 379161356326011

Common questions

What is David Wayne Cooper, MD's NPI number?

David Wayne Cooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215490784, issued on Apr 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Wayne Cooper, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (865) 558-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Wayne Cooper, MD's license?

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 Wayne Cooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Wayne Cooper, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.