James Frank Dorris
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
James Frank Dorris is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1881198760, issued on Mar 23, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 66485, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Frank Dorris
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 66485 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250423003890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Frank Dorris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tennessee River Physicians, PLLCPikeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Frank Dorris among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
James Frank Dorris 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 James Frank Dorris's NPI number?
James Frank Dorris's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881198760, issued on Mar 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Frank Dorris located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Frank Dorris's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66485, 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 James Frank Dorris prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Frank Dorris had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.