Frank Tift, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Frank Tift, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1750647269, issued on Apr 9, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 52573, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Tift
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 52573 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-7628
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-7677
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150805007827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 975 E 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank Tift in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52573Check 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
- Tennessee River Physicians, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank Tift among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Frank Tift, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bardoner, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031083654172
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- Ron Buchheit, M.D., D.C.Chattanooga, TN 374031740451343
- Mark Copeland, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031205876471
- Robert Hamilton, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031770523706
- Jacob Hennings, MDChattanooga, TN 374031265692008
- Amy Hess, MDChattanooga, TN 374031255590493
- Christine Jeong, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031619924743
Common questions
What is Frank Tift, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank Tift, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750647269, issued on Apr 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Tift, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-7628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Tift, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52573, 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.