Individual provider Active NPI

James Lawrence Zellner, MD

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
National Provider Identifier
1184610867
Registry record updated Dec 5, 2016
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X
License
34082 Issued in TN
Practice address
2108 E 3Rd St
Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37404-2605
Phone
(423) 624-5233
Fax
(423) 624-4440
NPI assigned
Sep 27, 2005
Last updated
Dec 5, 2016By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 5, 2016

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 34082 TN Primary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 048838 GA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 13478 SC

Addresses

Primary practice location

2108 E 3Rd St
Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37404-2605

Mailing address

2501 Citico Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37404-1127
Phone (423) 697-2000

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
3849578MedicaidTN

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TN, GA2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20080401000021 TN Practitioner - Cardiac SurgeryPractitioner - Thoracic Surgery 7416850466 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20080729000447 GA Practitioner - Cardiac SurgeryPractitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery 7416850466 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Cardiac SurgeryAlso: Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology), Thoracic Surgery
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1986
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Hamilton Physician Group, IncGroup PAC ID 4789708553, 120 clinicians
Memorial Health Care System Inc.Group PAC ID 8628978210, 56 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 30720-2529
Phone (706) 226-6000

2501 Citico Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37404-1127
Phone (423) 697-2000

2525 Desales Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37404-1161
Phone (423) 495-2525

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
94.27 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
92.6
Promoting interoperability
93.23
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
13478SCMDPharmacist
048838GAMDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Hamilton Physician Group Inc CurrentSince Feb 6, 2026 Accepting new patients
Memorial Health Care System Inc. Current Accepting new patients
Memorial Health Care System, Inc. CurrentSince Feb 1, 2017 Accepting new patients
Cardiovascular Group, PC Current Accepting new patients

Locations

1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 30720
Phone (706) 272-6115

1436 Broadrick Dr
Ste B
Dalton, GA 30720
Phone (706) 226-3434

2108 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone (423) 624-5200

2501 Citico Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone (423) 697-2318

2501 Citico Ave
Fl 3
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone (423) 629-6550

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: james.zellner@direct.chattanoogaheart.nextgenshare.com

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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