Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Jackson, TN
Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Jackson, Tennessee, and NPI 1275581720, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 51126, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Claude Appleby
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 51126 TN
23457 KY
14891 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 329 Coatsland Dr, Jackson, TN 38301
- Phone
- (731) 424-5080
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Fax
- (731) 424-4109
- Medicaid IDs
- Q004585 TN
TL2704 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 131 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 329 Coatsland Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arthur Grimball, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1023067972
- Janet Powell, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477572972
- Eric Sievers, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1629222427
- Alanson Spalding, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1053360024
Verify Douglas Claude Appleby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $199.75
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Claude Appleby among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D. is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Jackson → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arthur Grimball, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011023067972
- Eric Sievers, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011629222427
- Alanson Spalding, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011053360024
- Louis Ostrow, M.D.Memphis, TN 381381386714665
- Eva Proctor, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381275758450
- Samuel Robbins, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381013919075
- Eve Cieutat, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381331336184936
- Nidhi Desai, MDMemphis, TN 381201437655974
Common questions
What is Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275581720, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 329 Coatsland Dr, Jackson, TN, 38301. Phone: (731) 424-5080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Claude Appleby, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51126, 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.
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.