Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · La Follette, TN
Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Follette, Tennessee, and NPI 1306876537, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD34646, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Murugesen Dhandapani
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD34646 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette, TN 37766
- Phone
- (423) 566-4748
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2022
- Fax
- (423) 566-4119
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041004000757); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2425 Jacksboro Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Sibley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790512176
Verify Murugesen Dhandapani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD34646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,300 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 684 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium798 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium714 claims
- Lisinopril650 claims
- Eliquis489 claims
- Gabapentin453 claims
- Sertraline Hcl443 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: $695.08
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Complete Healthcare And Medical Center PLLCLa Follette, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Murugesen Dhandapani among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Murugesen Dhandapani, 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Follette
They are 7 of the 220 NPPES records with a practice address in La Follette, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krista Bolton, NPLa Follette, TN 377661639647464
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- Kathy Jackson, D.O.La Follette, TN 377661215971379
- Suzanne Pearman, D.O.La Follette, TN 377661730442039
- Curtis Sexton, MDLa Follette, TN 377661053420950
- Juliana Williamson, M.D.La Follette, TN 377661831183235
- Timothy Bell, D.O.Kingston, TN 377631811936099
- Scott Davis, M.D.Kingston, TN 377631467441964
Common questions
What is Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D.'s NPI number?
Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306876537, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette, TN, 37766. Phone: (423) 566-4748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD34646, 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 Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Murugesen Dhandapani, M.D. had 18,300 Medicare Part D claims for 647 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.