Lonard C. Rigsby, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Lonard C. Rigsby, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1942285523, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 34828, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lonard C. Rigsby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 34828 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-8179
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-8180
- Medicaid IDs
- 010956179A GA
010956179B GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131112001392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lonard C. Rigsby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Beacon Health Alliance PCChattanooga, TN
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncFort Oglethorpe, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lonard C. Rigsby among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Lonard C. Rigsby, 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
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Lonard C. Rigsby, MD's NPI number?
Lonard C. Rigsby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942285523, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lonard C. Rigsby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-8179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lonard C. Rigsby, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34828, 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 Lonard C. Rigsby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lonard C. Rigsby, MD had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lonard C. Rigsby, MD'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.