David L. Nerness, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Morristown, TN
David L. Nerness, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Morristown, Tennessee, and NPI 1205870771, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 67598, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Nerness
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 67598 TN
ME68099 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 653 Merchants Greene Blvd Ste 201, Morristown, TN 37813
- Phone
- (423) 492-6700
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 267172700 FL
Q083288 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230503002687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 653 Merchants Greene Blvd Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Georganna Starnes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1710299854
Verify David L. Nerness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 67598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,938 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir147 claims
- Prednisone131 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium105 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
- Lisinopril82 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $743.87
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Covenant Medical Group IncMorristown, TN
- State OF Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLCGreeneville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Nerness among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
David L. Nerness, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Morristown
They are 27 of the 1,132 NPPES records with a practice address in Morristown, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David L. Nerness, MD's NPI number?
David L. Nerness, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205870771, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Nerness, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 Merchants Greene Blvd Ste 201, Morristown, TN, 37813. Phone: (423) 492-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Nerness, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 67598, 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 L. Nerness, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Nerness, MD had 2,938 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David L. Nerness, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.