NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Lee Martin, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Stephen Lee Martin, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1699762146, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 20886, 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
1699762146
Name
Stephen Lee Martin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
20886 TN
31639 CO
045879 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2205 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone
(423) 698-2435
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2022
Fax
(423) 697-6110
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080326000311); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1985
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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Also registered at 2205 Mccallie Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Allan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1124035571
  2. Mark Bonnell, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1215123450
  3. Charles Crump, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093704744
  4. Candace Davis, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619595147
  5. Annesofie Dubeck-Brooks, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790774610
  6. Varenda Fowler, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1760815484

Verify Stephen Lee Martin 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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Industry payments in 2024: $310.39

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Martin$310.39
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Chattanooga Diagnostic Associates LLCChattanooga, TN

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

Stephen Lee Martin among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Stephen Lee Martin, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Bonnell, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041215123450
  2. Wilson Clements, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041154418150
  3. John Craig, MDChattanooga, TN 374041245459403
  4. Harold Head, MDChattanooga, TN 374041477549152
  5. James Headrick, MDChattanooga, TN 374041104812817
  6. Brett Melnikoff, MDChattanooga, TN 374041053774208
  7. Vanessa Miller, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041194189910
  8. Matthew Richey, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041104243088

Common questions

What is Stephen Lee Martin, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Lee Martin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699762146, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Lee Martin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2205 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 698-2435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Lee Martin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20886, 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.

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.