Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1386226736, issued on Apr 26, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 29249, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Lynn Rivers
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 29249 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7155 Lee Hwy Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 648-9290
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 648-9291
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210903000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7155 Lee Hwy Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Teresa Lynn Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 29249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
419 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl36 claims
- Alprazolam35 claims
- Clonazepam33 claims
- Trazodone Hcl26 claims
- Lorazepam25 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl20 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: $2,577.81
137 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Wellspring Therapy Services LLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Teresa Lynn Rivers among 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP is one of 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2020 among the 929 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
85 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 85 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 1,611 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joy Brown, APRNChattanooga, TN 374211457738510
- Kevin Collins, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211518397132
- Kristy Dunn, PMHNP-BCChattanooga, TN 374211235152372
- Laura Edrington, APN, PMHNP-BCChattanooga, TN 374211962717827
- Tina Fox, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211760632434
- Melissa Hickman, N.P.Chattanooga, TN 374211518920107
- Trena Lawson, APNChattanooga, TN 374211891734711
- Amity Malloy, MSN, APN, NPChattanooga, TN 374211720307978
Common questions
What is Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP's NPI number?
Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386226736, issued on Apr 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7155 Lee Hwy Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 648-9290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29249, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Lynn Rivers, NP had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.