Howard Lee Cummings, M.D.

Primary specialty

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0107X

License

31044 Issued in TN

Practice address

2412 N John B Dennis Hwy
Kingsport, TN 37660-4772

Phone

(423) 578-4364

Fax

(423) 578-4372

NPI assigned

Jun 22, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 7

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN, VA2 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

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1987

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Southeastern Retina Associates PCGroup PAC ID 7517862360, 21 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

90.61 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.74

Promoting interoperability

93

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

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.

• Southeastern Retina Associates, P.C.

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1932200664

  VA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southeastern Retina Associates, P.C.

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Hixson, TN
  • NPI 1104097310
  Medicare reassignment
• Regional Eye Center, PC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1932138849

  Retina Specialist

  NPD (past)

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

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            "address_1": "9050 EXECUTIVE PARK DR STE 202A",
            "city": "KNOXVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "379234670",
            "telephone_number": "865-588-0811"
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• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Kingsport, TN
• Providers in Kingsport, TN by specialty
• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 22, 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.

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