NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary A. Blinn, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Chattanooga, TN

Gary A. Blinn, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1891861704, issued on Nov 24, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN08976, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891861704
Name
Gary A. Blinn
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
APN08976 TN
RN46237 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 E Third St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 778-7806
Enumerated
Nov 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 778-2360
Medicaid IDs
000580566A GA
3604262 TN
8052354 NC
009709980 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111114000247); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 975 E Third St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ryan Andersen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1356417257
  2. Kimberly Atkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346316247
  3. Susan Battles, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043386949
  4. Gary Branum, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104962216
  5. James Brown, MDAnesthesiology Physician1336152743
  6. Laura Davis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245306034

Verify Gary A. Blinn in five checks

  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: $63.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Blinn$63.76
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prime Anesthesia PLLCChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gary A. Blinn among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Gary A. Blinn, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

356 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 356 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terri Belknap, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031639144553
  2. Warren Brewster, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031972584563
  3. Shelli Dietrich, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031700839214
  4. Elizabeth Dowden, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031336175348
  5. Darren Drennon, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031306827902
  6. Edward Gentry, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031053347005
  7. Edward Hallock, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031003882291
  8. Nicholas Lambert, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031346252475

Common questions

What is Gary A. Blinn, CRNA's NPI number?

Gary A. Blinn, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891861704, issued on Nov 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary A. Blinn, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E Third St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-7806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary A. Blinn, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN08976, 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.