Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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David K Close, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1558335844

David K Close, MD is registered under Family Practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with Summit Medical Group, PLLC, a 636-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

961 Spring Creek Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37412-3959
Phone: (423) 892-2221
Fax: (423) 490-3407
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 19580 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1558335844
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedFebruary 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 16, 2024
Certification dateMay 16, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice Summit Medical Group, Pllc — 636 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients526
Services billed 4,771 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,351 72 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Erlanger Medical Center Hospital · Chattanooga, TN
  • Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Hospital · Chattanooga, TN · listed as Memorial Health Care System Inc
  • Parkridge Medical Center Hospital · Chattanooga, TN · listed as Parkridge Medical Center, Inc
  • Nhc Homecare Chattanooga Home health agency · Chattanooga, TN
  • North Georgia Home Health Agency, An Amedysis Comp Home health agency · Ringgold, GA

Colleagues at Summit Medical Group, PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 636 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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