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Larry L Shears II, MD

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
National Provider Identifier
1922035864
Registry record updated Sep 29, 2016
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X
License
55005 Issued in TN
Practice address
979 E 3Rd St
Suite C520
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2136
Phone
(423) 778-5661
Fax
(423) 778-5664
NPI assigned
Jun 27, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Sep 29, 2016

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 55005 TN Primary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 55005 TN

Addresses

Primary practice location

979 E 3Rd St
Suite C520
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2136

Mailing address

975 E 3Rd St
Attn: Provider Enrollment
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2147
Phone (423) 778-5661

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20161006000924 TN Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery 9931178027 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Thoracic Surgery
Education
West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1991
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Erlanger HealthGroup PAC ID 1153780226, 504 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

979 E 3Rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2136
Phone (423) 778-5661

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
93.78 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
80.38
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)41

National Provider Directory

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

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
55005TNMDSurgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Erlanger Health CurrentSince Jul 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority CurrentSince Oct 1, 2016 Accepting new patients
Erlanger Health Surgery CurrentSince Jul 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority CurrentSince Oct 1, 2016 Accepting new patients
Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority Surgery Current Accepting new patients
Erlanger Health Surgery Past Accepting new patients
Frederick Health Hospital Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

975 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone (423) 266-1499

979 E 3rd St
Ste C520
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone (423) 778-4465

2600 Taft Hwy
Ste 100
Signal Mtn, TN 37377
Phone (423) 778-9434

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: dr_larry_shears@yourcarecommunity.org

Organizations & group practices 7

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 10

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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}

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