Mercedes V. Payne, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Spring City, TN
Mercedes V. Payne, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spring City, Tennessee, and NPI 1225021306, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 48882, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mercedes V. Payne
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 48882 TN
9801436 NC
0101233065 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22576 Rhea County Hwy, Spring City, TN 37381
- Phone
- (423) 365-4486
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 822-5464
- Medicaid IDs
- 1530219 TN
010150761 VA
Q030008 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220916003099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22576 Rhea County Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Elmore, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1639515356
Verify Mercedes V. Payne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,389 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium139 claims
- Ozempic133 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa102 claims
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Synthroid87 claims
- Omeprazole64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dhhs Phs Ihs Phoenix AreaWinterhaven, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mercedes V. Payne among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Mercedes V. Payne, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spring City
They are 4 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Spring City, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Mercedes V. Payne, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mercedes V. Payne, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225021306, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mercedes V. Payne, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22576 Rhea County Hwy, Spring City, TN, 37381. Phone: (423) 365-4486. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mercedes V. Payne, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 48882, 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 Mercedes V. Payne, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mercedes V. Payne, M.D. had 2,389 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.