Joshua Worthington, MD
NPI 1144456443ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Cleveland, TN
Surgery (MD) in Cleveland, Tennessee, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 2009). 174 Medicare patients in 2024, $59,700 paid; nearly all of their 192 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $195.25 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1144456443 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 8, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 52215 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 174 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 403 across 76 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $59,700 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 192 · 193 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 110 |
| Total drug cost | $6,637 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2009 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Premier Surgical Associates PLLCKnoxville, TN · 59 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Affiliate of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$195.25 · 9 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$709.26 · 4 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $42.32 | 2 |
| Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC | $42.02 | 2 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $29.55 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $28.54 | 1 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19.41 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$195.25 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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