Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Decatur, GA
Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Georgia, and NPI 1841309994, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vaughn D. Tatum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036-056693 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1834 Clairmont RD # 100, Decatur, GA 30033
- Phone
- (404) 634-4443
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 848-5270
- Medicaid ID
- 036056693 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vaughn D. Tatum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Lisinopril20 claims
- Carvedilol16 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide16 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: $13.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Vaughn D. Tatum among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
144 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 144 of the 5,079 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841309994, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1834 Clairmont RD # 100, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (404) 634-4443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D.'s license?
Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vaughn D. Tatum, M.D. had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.