NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joan Cate Bang, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Joan Cate Bang, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1497317937, issued on Jul 5, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 37117, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497317937
Name
Joan Cate Bang
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
37117 TN
RN241243 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
961 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN 37412
Phone
(423) 892-2221
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2019
Record last updated
May 15, 2025
Fax
(833) 450-4988
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250627003470); 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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Also registered at 961 Spring Creek RD

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  3. David Close, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558335844
  4. Amanda Dallas, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1447938600
  5. Robert Drake, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730153818
  6. Siobhan Duff, MDFamily Medicine Physician1588638910

Verify Joan Cate Bang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 37117    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,295 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joan Bang2,295
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium153 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  5. Omeprazole82 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl67 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $200.93

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joan Bang$200.93
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Summit Medical Group, PLLCChattanooga, TN

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

Joan Cate Bang among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Joan Cate Bang, NP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Ballard, NPEast Ridge, TN 374121720022395
  2. Laurie Davis, FNP-BCEast Ridge, TN 374121659332385
  3. Sarah Hafner, APNChattanooga, TN 374121851651731
  4. Gregory Joyner, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121831242049
  5. Marcile Leaf, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121154480986
  6. Tami Lloyd, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121851313126
  7. Anne Neumann, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121023025301
  8. Carlina Pendon, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121831150549

Common questions

What is Joan Cate Bang, NP's NPI number?

Joan Cate Bang, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497317937, issued on Jul 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joan Cate Bang, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 961 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37412. Phone: (423) 892-2221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joan Cate Bang, NP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37117, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joan Cate Bang, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joan Cate Bang, NP had 2,295 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.