Verna Bain, MD
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Portland, TN
Verna Bain, MD is an addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Portland, Tennessee, and NPI 1396816997, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 31162, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Verna Bain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0401X
- License number
- 31162 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 E Market St, Portland, TN 37148
- Phone
- (615) 325-5000
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 323-8400
- Medicaid IDs
- 3840998 TN
64071749 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041002000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 19 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Verify Verna Bain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 829 among the 401 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone256 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl17 claims
- Suboxone17 claims
- Gabapentin13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Spero Health OF Tennessee, LLCSmyrna, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Verna Bain among 19 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee
Verna Bain, MD is one of 19 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician 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 2006, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RA0401X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician record lists a practice address in Portland
They are 1 of the 99 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 19 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
All 19 in Tennessee → Every provider in Portland → Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sydney Abramson, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301215975180
- Robert Shearer, MDSpringfield, TN 371721134142987
- Janet Pelmore, MDMt Juliet, TN 371221871615344
- Tara Newton, MDLebanon, TN 370871003883588
- Jacob Uskavitch, MDBrentwood, TN 370271598414716
- Matthew Hine, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374081508191248
- Benjamin Cannon, CPRSJohnson City, TN 376011275205437
- Gregg Kesterson, MDJohnson City, TN 376011376585919
Common questions
What is Verna Bain, MD's NPI number?
Verna Bain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396816997, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Verna Bain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 E Market St, Portland, TN, 37148. Phone: (615) 325-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Verna Bain, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31162, 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 Verna Bain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Verna Bain, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 829. 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.