Vicente Alonso Mejia, M.D.
NPI 1437143419ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chattanooga, TN
Surgery (M.D.) with University Surgical Associates, PLLC, practicing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 415 Medicare patients in 2024, $125,876 paid; nearly all of their 52 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Tela Bio, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $359.95 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Affiliate of Vitruvian Health and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1437143419 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 7, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 19, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | MD37290 | TN |
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | 2086S0102X | MD37290 | 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 | 415 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 976 across 107 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $125,876 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 52 · 54 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 37 |
| Total drug cost | $1,964 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- University Surgical Associates, PLLCChattanooga, TN · 27 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Affiliate of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN
- Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC
- Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN
- Rhea Medical CenterDayton, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$359.95 · 6 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$10,047 · 17 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $161.46 | 1 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $88.96 | 1 |
| Olympus America Inc. | $48.46 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22.23 | 1 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $20.98 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$359.95 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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