Ellen Clara Cleland, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Ellen Clara Cleland, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1124525423, issued on Apr 12, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 63627, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Clara Cleland
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 63627 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1949 Gunbarrel RD Ste 200, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 648-8110
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 443-4297
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210910002718); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1949 Gunbarrel RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Huggins, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1003072273
Verify Ellen Clara Cleland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,847 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Losartan Potassium59 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium56 claims
- Gabapentin52 claims
- Omeprazole50 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13,570.81
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., 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 one group practice
- Liberty Healthcare PartnersChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen Clara Cleland among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Ellen Clara Cleland, 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Ellen Clara Cleland, MD's NPI number?
Ellen Clara Cleland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124525423, issued on Apr 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Clara Cleland, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1949 Gunbarrel RD Ste 200, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 648-8110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Clara Cleland, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63627, 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 Ellen Clara Cleland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Clara Cleland, MD had 1,847 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellen Clara Cleland, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. 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.