NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1255751350, issued on Apr 16, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 55825, 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
1255751350
Name
Whitman Scott Dowlen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
55825 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 DE Sales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone
(423) 697-0014
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(423) 648-6280
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171011001929); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2014
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 2525 DE Sales Avenue

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

  1. Jonathon Allen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1306853577
  2. Alyssa Bear, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588270987
  3. Lester Brodie, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1104855790
  4. Sherri Canther, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508237835
  5. Christopher Etchells, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1134652399
  6. Lyndsay Frankenberg, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1225215536

Verify Whitman Scott Dowlen 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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65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Whitman Dowlen372
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime56 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
  3. Azithromycin32 claims
  4. Prednisone32 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt31 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score89.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chattanooga Emergency Medicine PLLCChattanooga, TN

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

Whitman Scott Dowlen among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee

Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lester Brodie, MDChattanooga, TN 374041104855790
  2. Deann Champion, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041457396798
  3. Palmella Haws, MDChattanooga, TN 374041912954538
  4. Forrest King, FNPChattanooga, TN 374041144250671
  5. Jude Malican, MDChattanooga, TN 374041629019344
  6. John Marshall, MDChattanooga, TN 374041285676999
  7. Christopher McArdle, D.O.Chattanooga, TN 374041326091265
  8. Walter Meier, MDChattanooga, TN 374041356387039

Common questions

What is Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255751350, issued on Apr 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 DE Sales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 697-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55825, 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 Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D. had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Whitman Scott Dowlen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. 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.