Garth D. McPherson, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Garth D. McPherson, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1326069089, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD34618, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garth D. McPherson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- MD34618 TN
049309 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1604 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 893-7226
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 893-7398
- Medicaid IDs
- 000913415 GA
3857816 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050321000967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Garth D. McPherson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD34618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $130.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 3 group practices
- Battlefield Imaging LLCRinggold, GA
- Prime Imaging, LLCChattanooga, TN
- Tennessee Medical Imaging, P.C.Murfreesboro, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Garth D. McPherson among 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee
Garth D. McPherson, MD is one of 968 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 657 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 968 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Austin, MDChattanooga, TN 374211548281298
- James Busch, MDChattanooga, TN 374211285654210
- Joseph Busch, MDChattanooga, TN 374211720009335
- Varalaxmi Dasari, MDChattanooga, TN 374211225031461
- Grant Huntzinger, MDChattanooga, TN 374211437170180
- Scott Kemmerer, MDChattanooga, TN 374211811964554
- Andrew Kreek, MDChattanooga, TN 374211134195134
- Gregory Lawler, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211326033820
Common questions
What is Garth D. McPherson, MD's NPI number?
Garth D. McPherson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326069089, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garth D. McPherson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1604 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 893-7226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garth D. McPherson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD34618, 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.
What is Garth D. McPherson, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.