David R Wharton, M.D.

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

17079 Issued in TN

Practice address

975 E 3Rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2103

Phone

(423) 778-7296

Fax

(423) 778-8068

NPI assigned

Jun 7, 2006

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

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

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 1982

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Tennessee River Physicians, PLLCGroup PAC ID 8022387349, 65 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Parkridge Medical Center Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440156
• Erlanger Medical Center Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440104
• Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Hospital, Smyrna, TN, CCN 440227

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14272/brand/70/csg/1/fhir/r4

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.

• Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1396282463
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Chattanooga Emergency Medicine PLLC

  • Emergency Care Clinic/Center
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1174739908

  GA

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Emergency Medicine Services of TN, PC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1720785884
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Spring Creek Emergency Physicians PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1275961799
  NPD
• Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Dunlap, TN
  • NPI 1699212761
  NPD
• Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1710424882
  NPD
• Cane Ridge Emergency Physicians LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Smyrna, TN
  • NPI 1275815433
  NPD (past)
• Cho Wound Care Physicians PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1417289372
  NPD (past)
• Emergency Coverage Services, PC

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1053351593
  NPD (past)
• Emergency Coverage, LLC

  dba Emergency Coverage Corporation of TeamHealth

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Newport, TN
  • NPI 1427005008

  Emergency Medicine

  NPD (past)
• Emergency Physicians PC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1912955360
  NPD (past)
• Parkridge Medical Center, Inc.

  dba Parkridge Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1104874684
  NPD (past)

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

• Erlanger Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1861194086
  Care Compare affiliation
• HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.

  dba TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Smyrna, TN
  • NPI 1992776405
  Care Compare affiliation
• Parkridge Medical Center, Inc.

  dba Parkridge Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1104874684
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "707 MOUNT OLIVE RD",
            "city": "LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "307502926",
            "telephone_number": "706-820-0286",
            "fax_number": "727-507-3618"
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-07",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
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• Erin Marie Shinkle Westner, PT, DPT
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• Heather M. Whaley, MD
• Jonathan Taylor Whaley, MD
• Nicayah Mone Whaley
• Benjamin Corby Whatley, CRNA
• Cristen Jade Wheat, BS
• Brett Lee Wheatcroft, D.C.
• Christopher Wheatley, NP
• James W. Wheeler, DDS

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Chattanooga, TN
• Providers in Chattanooga, TN by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; 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.