Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1235523234, issued on Mar 27, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 19788, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Brandt
- Credential
- APRN, NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 19788 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-5661
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-5664
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151113000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Brandt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 19788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
6,813 Medicare Part D claims for 911 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate465 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Entresto446 claims
- Carvedilol417 claims
- Eliquis363 claims
- Spironolactone300 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): 96.2 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: $4,620.63
239 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Brandt among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C's NPI number?
Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235523234, issued on Mar 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 19788, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C had 6,813 Medicare Part D claims for 911 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.