Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS
Dentist · Chattanooga, TN
Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1851457832, issued on Dec 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DS4263, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Charles Elkins
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DS4263 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3733 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Phone
- (423) 877-2415
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 875-6667
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Charles Elkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license DS4263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin69 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 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: $277.07
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Joseph Charles Elkins among 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee
Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS is one of 1,525 dentist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 64% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Blockley, D.D.S.Chattanooga, TN 374151396187621
- Lynn Floyd, D.D.S.Chattanooga, TN 374151649438755
- Jane Lee, DDSChattanooga, TN 374151669760237
- Ernest Minges, D.D.S.Chattanooga, TN 374151548340425
- Dylan Morrow, DDSChattanooga, TN 374151487338794
- Mark Cowart, DDSChattanooga, TN 374161588785109
- Vanessa Drake, D.D.S.Chattanooga, TN 374161518019561
- Robert Gallien, DDSChattanooga, TN 374161558485334
Common questions
What is Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS's NPI number?
Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851457832, issued on Dec 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3733 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN, 37415. Phone: (423) 877-2415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number DS4263, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Charles Elkins, DDS had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.
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.