NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tinesha Nicholson, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Tinesha Nicholson, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1497497663, issued on Apr 8, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 26618, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1497497663
Name
Tinesha Nicholson
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
26618 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1012 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN 37412
Phone
(423) 509-0888
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260402000445); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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 family nurse practitioner in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tinesha Nicholson139
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
  2. Alprazolam11 claims
  3. Mounjaro11 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: $482.90

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tinesha Nicholson$482.90
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Crossroads Urgent Care PLLCMurfreesboro, TN
  2. Upperline Healthcare PCDalton, GA

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

Tinesha Nicholson among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Tinesha Nicholson, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Ballard, NPEast Ridge, TN 374121720022395
  2. Laurie Davis, FNP-BCEast Ridge, TN 374121659332385
  3. Sarah Hafner, APNChattanooga, TN 374121851651731
  4. Gregory Joyner, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121831242049
  5. Marcile Leaf, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121154480986
  6. Tami Lloyd, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121851313126
  7. Anne Neumann, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121023025301
  8. Carlina Pendon, FNP-CEast Ridge, TN 374121831150549

Common questions

What is Tinesha Nicholson, FNP's NPI number?

Tinesha Nicholson, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497497663, issued on Apr 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tinesha Nicholson, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1012 Spring Creek RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37412. Phone: (423) 509-0888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tinesha Nicholson, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26618, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tinesha Nicholson, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tinesha Nicholson, FNP had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.