Samuel L. Banks, MD
Dermatology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Samuel L. Banks, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1801995329, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000008093, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel L. Banks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD0000008093 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6141 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 899-2700
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 899-2703
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150928001565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1963
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6141 Shallowford Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- F Reynolds, MDDermatology Physician1972689164
Verify Samuel L. Banks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000008093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
920 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide141 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate132 claims
- Ketoconazole62 claims
- Fluorouracil54 claims
- Mupirocin50 claims
- Finasteride46 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: $1,907.15
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Chattanooga Skin And Cancer ClinicChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel L. Banks among 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee
Samuel L. Banks, MD is one of 226 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1963 · median 2009 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 226 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brandon Brown, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211730405754
- Michael Chung, MDChattanooga, TN 374211346878170
- Christopher Lowe, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211831480524
- F Reynolds, MDChattanooga, TN 374211972689164
- Mary Shuster, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211255774238
- Savannah Williamson, APRNChattanooga, TN 374211447025978
- Wesley Galen, MDChattanooga, TN 374031326073974
- Cara Hennings, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031639346448
Common questions
What is Samuel L. Banks, MD's NPI number?
Samuel L. Banks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801995329, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel L. Banks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6141 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 899-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel L. Banks, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000008093, 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 Samuel L. Banks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel L. Banks, MD had 920 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel L. Banks, 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.