David Gwaltney, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bristol, TN
David Gwaltney, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1538264064, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 15402, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Gwaltney
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 15402 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 37620
- Phone
- (423) 844-3919
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 975-0141
- Medicaid IDs
- 7300140000 WV
7304692 VA
3008207 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070110000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Medical Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Gwaltney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $223.91
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical 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 one group practice
- State OF Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLCBristol, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Gwaltney among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
David Gwaltney, 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
13 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bristol
They are 13 of the 1,013 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bristol → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Eugene McClintic, MDBristol, TN 376201508973819
- Jessica McCracken, D.O.Bristol, TN 376201972843563
- George Pope, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201821024860
Common questions
What is David Gwaltney, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Gwaltney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538264064, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Gwaltney, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 844-3919. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Gwaltney, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 15402, 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 Gwaltney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Gwaltney, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.