NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jacob Aelion, M.D.

Specialist · Jackson, TN

Jacob Aelion, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Jackson, Tennessee, and NPI 1679551501, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000020050, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679551501
Name
Jacob Aelion
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD0000020050 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
371 N Parkway, Jackson, TN 38305
Phone
(731) 664-0002
Enumerated
Dec 30, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Fax
(731) 664-7859
Medicaid ID
3376982 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040121000394); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

3,933 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 423 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jacob Aelion3,933
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Methotrexate1,063 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate438 claims
  3. Prednisone329 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl220 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen182 claims
  6. Rinvoq175 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): 91.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%93.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $26,622.88

157 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jacob Aelion$26,623
  2. Specialty average$4,761

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. Arthritis Clinic, PLLCJackson, TN

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

Jacob Aelion among 672 specialist records in Tennessee

Jacob Aelion, M.D. is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 specialist records list a practice address in Jackson

They are 29 of the 2,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Jackson, and 672 specialist records in Tennessee.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joe Blankenship, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051437115763
  2. Larry Carruth, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051306835483
  3. Cynthia Carruth, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051780708438
  4. Kandala Chary, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051578521381
  5. Louis Cunningham, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051306885447
  6. Milton Medeiros, MDJackson, TN 383051366410599
  7. Keith Micetich, MDJackson, TN 383051427026137
  8. M Narapareddy, M.D. PCJackson, TN 383051982662730

Common questions

What is Jacob Aelion, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jacob Aelion, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679551501, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jacob Aelion, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 371 N Parkway, Jackson, TN, 38305. Phone: (731) 664-0002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jacob Aelion, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000020050, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jacob Aelion, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jacob Aelion, M.D. had 3,933 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jacob Aelion, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.