John E. Tapp, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
John E. Tapp, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1811986326, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 35913, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Tapp
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35913 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Broad St Ste 140, Chattanooga, TN 37408
- Phone
- (423) 493-5240
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 38818283 TN
117421103C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070719000699); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1700 Broad St Ste 140
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Steven Smith, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033229075
Verify John E. Tapp in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,345 Medicare Part D claims for 889 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 671 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium551 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate504 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium414 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium391 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen358 claims
- Omeprazole305 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: $1,982.98
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Galen Medical Group, PCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John E. Tapp among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
John E. Tapp, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is John E. Tapp, MD's NPI number?
John E. Tapp, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811986326, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Tapp, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Broad St Ste 140, Chattanooga, TN, 37408. Phone: (423) 493-5240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Tapp, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35913, 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 E. Tapp, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Tapp, MD had 12,345 Medicare Part D claims for 889 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John E. Tapp, 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.