NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Oscar Alberto Canale, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Oscar Alberto Canale, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1992830558, issued on Feb 23, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 64626, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992830558
Name
Oscar Alberto Canale
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
64626 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8384 E. Brainerd RD., Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(423) 994-7264
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2023
Fax
(423) 661-3418
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240918003383); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1996
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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Verify Oscar Alberto Canale in five checks

  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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

957 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Oscar Canale957
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate93 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl56 claims
  3. Lamotrigine51 claims
  4. Aripiprazole49 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl44 claims
  6. Lithium Carbonate44 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

  1. San Benito CountyHollister, CA

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

Oscar Alberto Canale among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Oscar Alberto Canale, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ferdinand Armas, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211689654493
  2. Prameet Bhushan, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211508084864
  3. Randall Brewer, MDChattanooga, TN 374211255324810
  4. Jonathan Cohen, MDChattanooga, TN 374211083699219
  5. Kevin Ferguson, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211164530036
  6. Oliver Gregory, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588772545
  7. Ahmed Ibrahim, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211407188626
  8. Mark Jennings, MDChattanooga, TN 374211598713166

Common questions

What is Oscar Alberto Canale, MD's NPI number?

Oscar Alberto Canale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992830558, issued on Feb 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Oscar Alberto Canale, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8384 E. Brainerd RD., Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 994-7264. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Oscar Alberto Canale, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 64626, 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 Oscar Alberto Canale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Oscar Alberto Canale, MD had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.