Dr. Frank W. Tift, MD

  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1750647269PAC ID0840511853
Medicare services, 2024
244
Medicare patients, 2024
246
Part D claims, 2017
23
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Practice phone
Call (423) 778-7000
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Primary practice

Erlanger Baroness Hospital

Hospital · Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Dr. Frank W. Tift is an emergency medicine physician in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Tift practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health.

Dr. Tift's NPI, 1750647269, was assigned on April 9, 2012. Dr. Tift graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Tift holds Tennessee license 52573.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840511853
NPI enumeration date
April 9, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(423) 778-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Frank W. Tift practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Tift's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital, at 975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 778-7000.

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Dr. Frank W. Tift is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Tift's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health. The medical group on file is Tennessee River Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tift to 1 more community health center, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Frank W. Tift's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tift practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Erlanger Baroness HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Frank W. Tift is one of 1,088 emergency medicine physicians in Tennessee

Emergency medicine is Dr. Tift's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Tift is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, TennesseePrimaryLicense 52573 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Tift

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Dr. Frank W. Tift billed Medicare for 244 services in 2024

CMS data shows 244 Medicare services from Dr. Tift across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 246 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,387 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024244
Medicare patients246
Paid by Medicare$29,387
Procedure codes3

Dr. Tift's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2052024: 24419%

Dr. Tift compared with the Tennessee median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Tift
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
244vs 2668% below
Medicare patients
246vs 257Close to median
Part D claims
23vs 9375% below

Medians across 1,079 emergency medicine physicians in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tift's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Frank W. Tift treated 246 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 246 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tift in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 86 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tift's median patient age at 51, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024246
Average age73
Average risk score2.28
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Tift's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tift's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12752%
  • Men11948%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tift's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Mood disorders50%
  5. Anxiety49%
  6. Depression48%
  7. Diabetes45%
  8. Ischemic heart disease42%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Tift's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 51

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Frank W. Tift wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2017

In 2017, Dr. Tift wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $144 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201723
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$144

Dr. Tift's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2017

  • 2016
  • 2017
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 132017: 2377%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2017, 1 in 2016.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Frank W. Tift scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Tift for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tift accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Tift's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Frank W. Tift has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Tift, published from 2020 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Tift's most frequent co-authors are Maria Kaisler, MD, Jose V. Nable, MD and Calloway Blaze Pichette, MD.

Papers2
Years published2020 to 2023

Topics Dr. Tift writes about most

  • Emergency Medical Services

Dr. Tift's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tift

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Frank W. Tift received $45 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Tift from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $23.

General payments to Dr. Tift by program year, 2018 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Tift the most, 2018 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Frank W. Tift graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. Tift graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Frank W. Tift's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Frank W. Tift's NPI number?

Dr. Frank W. Tift's NPI number is 1750647269. It was assigned on April 9, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Frank W. Tift?

Dr. Frank W. Tift is an emergency medicine physician in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Frank W. Tift practice?

Dr. Tift practices at 975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Dr. Tift's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tift to 1 community health center.

What is Dr. Frank W. Tift's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tift is (423) 778-7000.

What is Dr. Frank W. Tift's medical license number?

Dr. Tift holds Tennessee license 52573.

Which hospitals is Dr. Frank W. Tift affiliated with?

Dr. Tift practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

What medical group is Dr. Frank W. Tift part of?

Dr. Tift is linked to Tennessee River Physicians.

Does Dr. Frank W. Tift accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tift billed Medicare for 244 services in 2024, and Dr. Tift accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Frank W. Tift's MIPS score?

Dr. Tift's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Frank W. Tift see?

CMS counts 246 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tift in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Frank W. Tift bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tift's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. Frank W. Tift go to medical school?

Dr. Tift graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Frank W. Tift prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tift's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. Frank W. Tift received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $45 in general payments to Dr. Tift from 2 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Abiomed.

How long has Dr. Frank W. Tift been practicing?

Dr. Tift graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Frank W. Tift do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Tift, published from 2020 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Frank W. Tift publish with?

Dr. Tift's most frequent co-authors are Maria Kaisler, MD (1 shared paper), Jose V. Nable, MD (1 shared paper) and Calloway Blaze Pichette, MD (1 shared paper).

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