NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Severs Council, M.D

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Susan Severs Council, M.D is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1760887624, issued on Nov 4, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 34873, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760887624
Name
Susan Severs Council
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
34873 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Siskin Plz, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 803-2226
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 11, 2025
Fax
(423) 803-2222
Medicaid ID
Q011207 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050722000706); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School 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 1 Siskin Plz

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

  1. Robert Bean, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1205070646
  2. Vickie Blalock, P.T.Physical Therapist1417152893
  3. Kelly Booker, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306041017
  4. Amy Burba, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1730415340
  5. Tod Cain, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1770726325
  6. Allison Cannon, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1437134517

Verify Susan Severs Council 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Susan Council80
  2. Specialty average727

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 66 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score23.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $53.23

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Susan Council$53.23
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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. Post-Acute Physicians OF Tennessee PLLCNashville, TN

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

Susan Severs Council among 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Tennessee

Susan Severs Council, M.D is one of 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208100000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bowers, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031568494474
  2. Terence Dunn, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031487880670
  3. Paul Hoffmann, MDChattanooga, TN 374031851304307
  4. Mackenzie Taylor, DOChattanooga, TN 374031124655154
  5. Sarah Williams, MDChattanooga, TN 374031588161905
  6. Toni BallewChattanooga, TN 374041073029997
  7. Robert Crook, D.O.Chattanooga, TN 374041275660060
  8. Thomas Davis, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041013135623

Common questions

What is Susan Severs Council, M.D's NPI number?

Susan Severs Council, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760887624, issued on Nov 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Severs Council, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Siskin Plz, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 803-2226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Severs Council, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34873, 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 Susan Severs Council, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Severs Council, M.D had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Susan Severs Council, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 66 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.