James Scott Sherrer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
James Scott Sherrer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1275694747, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000034326, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Scott Sherrer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD0000034326 TN
34326 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7706 Scrapeshin Trl, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 488-1477
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Scott Sherrer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000034326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,291 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium202 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium184 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium151 claims
- Metformin Hcl147 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): 87.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $778.44
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
James Scott Sherrer among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
James Scott Sherrer, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is James Scott Sherrer, MD's NPI number?
James Scott Sherrer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275694747, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Scott Sherrer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7706 Scrapeshin Trl, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 488-1477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Scott Sherrer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000034326, 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 Scott Sherrer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Scott Sherrer, MD had 6,291 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Scott Sherrer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.