Heather M. Whaley, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Heather M. Whaley, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1558536987, issued on Apr 27, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee MD47470, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather M. Whaley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD47470 TN
64490 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 778-7628
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101025000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather M. Whaley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD47470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
491 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl27 claims
- Meloxicam24 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): 94.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Coverage LLCDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather M. Whaley among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Heather M. Whaley, MD 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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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Common questions
What is Heather M. Whaley, MD's NPI number?
Heather M. Whaley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558536987, issued on Apr 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather M. Whaley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 778-7628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather M. Whaley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD47470, 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.
How much does Heather M. Whaley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather M. Whaley, MD had 491 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather M. Whaley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.