Douglas Franz
Nephrology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Douglas Franz is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1326485566, issued on May 29, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 75917, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Franz
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 75917 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 826-8000
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 826-8005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250925001322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 251 N Lyerly St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nathan Chamberlain, M.D.Nephrology Physician1134126246
- Kimberly Ferguson, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073975785
- Laura Franklin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215457734
- Eric Gandy, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720736507
- Cameron Golightly, DONephrology Physician1821442682
- Shannon McShan, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1174198139
Verify Douglas Franz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 75917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Yium, Shenouda And Miller PtrshpChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Franz's NPI number?
Douglas Franz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326485566, issued on May 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Franz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 826-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Franz's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 75917, 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.