Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Athens, TN
Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD is an addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Athens, Tennessee, and NPI 1124361647, issued on Apr 3, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 52401, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Michelle Connaughton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083A0300X
- License number
- 52401 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
- Phone
- (423) 717-2240
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150420000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 17 W Madison Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Keira Fierst, LPC-MHSPCounselor1295607448
- Sydney Mondshine, PAPhysician Assistant1801665542
Verify Sara Michelle Connaughton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
567 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 420 among the 224 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone382 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl21 claims
- Promethazine Hcl19 claims
- Brixadi15 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: $128.50
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 112 providers of this specialty with any payment received $596.46 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
- Cedar Recovery Center OF Middle Tennessee, LLCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 19 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
Other addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Tennessee
- Linda Beecher, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1376578971
- Ankur Bhargava, MD, MPH, MSCBMIJohnson City, TN1982066700
- Alison Buttram, FNPHixson, TN1205151156
- David Crabtree, M.D.Knoxville, TN1881080638
- Chad Elkin, M.D.Brentwood, TN1497970636
- Emily Hahn, M.D.Germantown, TN1811190796
- Donald Hamby, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1770589137
- Joshua Hare, D.O.Chattanooga, TN1811121924
- Kamran Hayel-Moghadam, M.D.Johnson City, TN1437344595
- Sanjivini Jacob, M. D.Chattanooga, TN1629234521
Common questions
What is Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD's NPI number?
Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124361647, issued on Apr 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN, 37303. Phone: (423) 717-2240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52401, 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 Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Michelle Connaughton, MD had 567 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 420. 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.