James M Busch, MD

Primary specialty

Diagnostic Radiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2085R0202X

License

MD38784 Issued in TN

Practice address

1604 Gunbarrel Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421-3125

Phone

(423) 893-7226

Fax

(423) 893-7398

NPI assigned

Jul 20, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Other identifiers 6

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA, TN2 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

Specialty

Diagnostic RadiologyAlso: Interventional Radiology

Education

Other, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Prime Imaging, LLCGroup PAC ID 4789639311, 17 clinicians

Tennessee Medical Imaging, P.C.Group PAC ID 5799030706, 13 clinicians

Diagnostic Radiology Consultants PAGroup PAC ID 9234123548, 19 clinicians

Battlefield Imaging LLCGroup PAC ID 8123014677, 15 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

75 of 100Reported as group

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.49 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

68.97

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Prime Imaging, LLC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1548289507
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Tennessee Medical Imaging, P.C.

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1659811941
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Battlefield Imaging LLC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Ringgold, GA
  • NPI 1265451215
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Diagnostic Radiology Consultants PA

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1427071430
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Insight Imaging LLC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Huntersville, NC
  • NPI 1689669046
  NPD
• Galen Medical Group, PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hixson, TN
  • NPI 1346250057
  NPD (past)

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

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            "city": "CHATTANOOGA",
            "state": "TN",
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            "telephone_number": "423-648-2395",
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            "issuer": "BCBS OF GA",
            "identifier": "873544",
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• Pamela M Burton, MD
• Samantha Brett Burton, MS, RDN, LD
• Zandria Burton
• Elouise Cynthia Busby
• Linda B Busby, D.PH.
• Joseph J Busch Jr., MD
• Blair Elmore Buschmann, MD
• Kay Bush, MD
• Sarah M Bushrow, MD
• Whitney Irwin Buss, M.D.

• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in Chattanooga, TN
• Providers in Chattanooga, TN by specialty
• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 25, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.