John Cavan Huggins, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Chattanooga, TN
John Cavan Huggins, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1558655803, issued on Jun 3, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee MD52435, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Cavan Huggins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD52435 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD Street, Ste. 300, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 267-0466
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 757-0770
- Medicaid ID
- Q027503 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170614001558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Cavan Huggins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD52435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl39 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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): 94.7 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: $51.70
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- University Surgical Associates, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Cavan Huggins among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
John Cavan Huggins, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Barker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031164416707
- Charles Brice, MDChattanooga, TN 374031124029194
- Randel Burns, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031285628990
- Joseph Cofer, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031801880539
- Benjamin Dart, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031104810167
- Wesley Giles, MDChattanooga, TN 374031992996292
- Darren Hunt, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031316153604
- Robert Maxwell, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031982698627
Common questions
What is John Cavan Huggins, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Cavan Huggins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558655803, issued on Jun 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Cavan Huggins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD Street, Ste. 300, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 267-0466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Cavan Huggins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD52435, 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 John Cavan Huggins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Cavan Huggins, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Cavan Huggins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.