NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN

Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1649419029, issued on Feb 9, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 53044, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649419029
Name
Matt Jeremiah Chua
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
53044 TN
N0702 TX
MD00049232 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 544-2800
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 544-6812
Medicaid ID
Q014152 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150803002391); 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 1940 Alcoa Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Acker, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1497756241
  2. Gayathri Baljepally, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1861586109
  3. Raj Baljepally, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1598766370
  4. Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1740281518
  5. Paul Branca, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700893252
  6. Seth Brant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1841407939

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,100 Medicare Part D claims for 748 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Matt Chua6,100
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium711 claims
  2. Eliquis626 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate465 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims
  5. Ezetimibe415 claims
  6. Carvedilol363 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): 95.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,397.49

83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matt Chua$2,397.49
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. University Health System, Inc.Sevierville, TN

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

Matt Jeremiah Chua among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee

Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D. is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Acker, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497756241
  2. Gayathri Baljepally, MDKnoxville, TN 379201861586109
  3. Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740281518
  4. Jerry Crook, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740316959
  5. Janet Eichholz, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201689829590
  6. David Huntsinger, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201619978491
  7. Jeffrey Johnson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201285635961
  8. Anne Kassira, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201174780951

Common questions

What is Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D.'s NPI number?

Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649419029, issued on Feb 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 544-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 53044, 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 Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D. had 6,100 Medicare Part D claims for 748 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matt Jeremiah Chua, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.

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