Richard Hunter Jennings III, MD
NPI 1245299551ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chattanooga, TN
Surgery (MD) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, trained at Emory University School of Medicine (class of 1978). 357 Medicare patients in 2024, $133,870 paid; nearly all of their 256 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $63.33 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245299551 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 28, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 18857 | 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 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 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 | 357 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,040 across 85 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $133,870 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 256 · 268 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 160 |
| Total drug cost | $11,793 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Emory University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1978 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation IncSyracuse, IN · 485 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA
- Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN
- Rhea Medical CenterDayton, TN
Other facilities
- Commonspirit Health at Home - ChattanoogaHome health agency · Chattanooga, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$63.33 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$101.59 · 4 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $24.67 | 1 |
| Reapplix Inc. | $24.05 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $14.61 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$63.33 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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