Paul Cornea, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Paul Cornea, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1083603906, issued on Oct 14, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 37738, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Cornea
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 37738 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 495-2650
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 495-2655
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000923); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Cornea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
851 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil100 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium58 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate57 claims
- Ceftriaxone47 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium45 claims
- Descovy44 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): 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Cornea among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee
Paul Cornea, MD is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 194 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Davis, MDChattanooga, TN 374031760643027
- Stephen Hawkins, MDChattanooga, TN 374031841253754
- Hal Hill, MDChattanooga, TN 374031689663197
- Charles Longer, M.DChattanooga, TN 374031407865140
- James Sizemore, MDChattanooga, TN 374031124021340
- Adam Soufleris, MDChattanooga, TN 374031184687378
- Barbara Beeler, MDChattanooga, TN 374021902843766
- Douglas Bechard, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374111811189004
Common questions
What is Paul Cornea, MD's NPI number?
Paul Cornea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083603906, issued on Oct 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Cornea, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 495-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Cornea, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37738, 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 Paul Cornea, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Cornea, MD had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Cornea, 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.