NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Johnson City, TN

Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1841283975, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee DS0000003275, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841283975
Name
Ernest W. Cooper
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
DS0000003275 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
515 E Watauga Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
Phone
(423) 928-2621
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(423) 928-2263
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $152.55

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ernest Cooper$152.55
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ernest W. Cooper among 2,023 general practice dentistry records in Tennessee

Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S. is one of 2,023 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Tennessee. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Dentistry providers in Tennessee

There are 2,023 general practice dentistry records in Tennessee.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bowers, D.D.S.Johnson City, TN 376011093804601
  2. Gayle Cox, DDSJohnson City, TN 376011760499453
  3. Olivia Gannon, DDSJohnson City, TN 376011033201397
  4. Kevin Lewis, D.D.SJohnson City, TN 376011184780603
  5. Nilam Patel, D.D.S.Johnson City, TN 376011770893760
  6. Jimmy Westmoreland, DDSJohnson City, TN 376011467568360
  7. C. Baskette, DDSJohnson City, TN 376041912919796
  8. Roy Bratton, DDSJohnson City, TN 376041851312508

Common questions

What is Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841283975, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 E Watauga Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Phone: (423) 928-2621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ernest W. Cooper, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DS0000003275, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.