Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1053578518, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 57347, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Aaron Poynter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 57347 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St Ste C-520, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-5661
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-5664
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180905001173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 979 E 3RD St Ste C-520
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Anliker, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558607580
- Alexander BowenFamily Nurse Practitioner1710417696
- Danielle Ciabattone, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437625829
- Kayla Cooper, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1477255081
- Kimberly Felts, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1164919650
- Taylore Grimm, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1598276057
Verify Jeffrey Aaron Poynter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 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: $593.99
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
- Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN1578647681
- Douglas Appleby, M.D.Jackson, TN1275581720
- John Austin, MDNashville, TN1326021064
- Joel Avery, M.D.Signal Mtn, TN1811145584
- Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN1598866840
- David Baker, MDJohnson City, TN1376833210
- Keki Balsara, MDNashville, TN1942467642
- Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN1487757605
- Norbert Baumgartner, MDKnoxville, TN1538148630
- Tammy Baxter, M.D.Nashville, TN1003090424
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053578518, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St Ste C-520, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57347, 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.
What is Jeffrey Aaron Poynter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.