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Thomas W. Jernigan III, M.D.

NPI 1720025315ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Union City, TN

Surgery (M.D.) in Union City, Tennessee, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 1998). 475 Medicare patients in 2024, $129,817 paid; nearly all of their 252 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $903.51 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1720025315
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 1, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 16, 2020
Certified by providerMar 16, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X35697TN

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients475
Services billed1,155 across 113 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$129,817

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)252 · 293 30-day fills
Patients134
Total drug cost$3,386
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
Secondary specialtiesVascular Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$903.51 · 6 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$173.82 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$679.29 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$224.22 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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