Eric Christopher Poston, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sweetwater, TN
Eric Christopher Poston, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and NPI 1487652624, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 34039, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Christopher Poston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 34039 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 Church St, Sweetwater, TN 37874
- Phone
- (865) 213-8595
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 213-8596
- Medicaid ID
- 3851733 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100623000949); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 304 Church St
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Verify Eric Christopher Poston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,975 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 539 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium976 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate656 claims
- Lisinopril541 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium514 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium448 claims
- Losartan Potassium431 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,212.92
143 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sweetwater
They are 6 of the 138 NPPES records with a practice address in Sweetwater, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 6 in Sweetwater → All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Sweetwater →
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Common questions
What is Eric Christopher Poston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Christopher Poston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487652624, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Christopher Poston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Church St, Sweetwater, TN, 37874. Phone: (865) 213-8595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Christopher Poston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34039, 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 Eric Christopher Poston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Christopher Poston, M.D. had 17,975 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.