Dr. Munford Radford Yates III, MD

  • Hixson, TN
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1104892017PAC ID9335105865
Medicare services, 2024
3,805
Medicare patients, 2024
1,000
Part D claims, 2024
5,540
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$10,987
Practice address
4976 Alpha Ln, Hixson, TN 37343
Practice phone
Call (423) 497-5355
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Primary practice

Galen Medical Group

Hixson, Tennessee

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Dr. Munford Radford Yates III is a gastroenterologist in Hixson, Tennessee

Dr. Yates practices at Galen Medical Group in Hixson, Tennessee.

Dr. Yates' NPI, 1104892017, was assigned on February 28, 2006. Dr. Yates graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Yates holds Tennessee license 34041.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335105865
NPI enumeration date
February 28, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(423) 497-5355
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III practices at Galen Medical Group in Hixson, Tennessee

Dr. Yates' primary practice is Galen Medical Group, at 4976 Alpha Ln, Hixson, TN 37343 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 497-5355.

  • Galen Medical Group
    4976 Alpha Ln, Hixson, TN 37343 · Hamilton CountyPhone(423) 497-5355

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Yates' primary practice is Galen Medical Group in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Yates is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. The medical group on file is Galen Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yates to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Munford Radford Yates III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yates practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Galen Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Munford Radford Yates III is one of 331 gastroenterologists in Tennessee

Gastroenterology is Dr. Yates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Yates is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 34041 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Yates

Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

331gastroenterologists in Tennessee
3gastroenterologists in Hixson

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III billed Medicare for 3,805 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,805 Medicare services from Dr. Yates across 36 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,000 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $184,616 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,805
Medicare patients1,000
Paid by Medicare$184,616
Procedure codes36

Dr. Yates' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,5102024: 1,79819%
Surgery
2023: 1,3162024: 1,3362%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6282024: 6103%
Other services
2023: 352024: 6174%
Tests and treatments
2023: 112024: 0100%

Where Dr. Yates' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,83875%
  • In a facility96725%

Dr. Yates compared with the Tennessee median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Yates
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
3,805vs 6455.9 times
Medicare patients
1,000vs 3772.7 times
Part D claims
5,291vs 5968.9 times

Medians across 330 gastroenterologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Yates' 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. Munford Radford Yates III treated 1,000 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 1,000 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yates in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 493 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yates' median patient age at 68, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,000
Average age74
Average risk score1.26
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Yates' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Yates' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women62563%
  • Men37538%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Yates' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Ischemic heart disease33%
  5. Diabetes32%
  6. Mood disorders29%
  7. Chronic kidney disease28%
  8. Anxiety27%

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

Dr. Yates' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

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

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III wrote 5,540 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Yates wrote 5,540 Medicare Part D claims for 1,432 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,291 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,346,837 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,685 claims across 52 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,540
Drugs named by CMS51
Total drug cost$1.3M
Part D patients1,432

Dr. Yates' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,956 claims89%
  • Brand-name and other584 claims11%

Dr. Yates' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Yates' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%95 of 5,540 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,6852024: 5,29113%

Drugs named by CMS: 51 in 2024, 52 in 2023.

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

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III ranks in the 99th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Yates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 915 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Yates, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Yates ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
99th percentile915 procedures
Colonoscopy
99th percentile698 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Munford Radford Yates III received $10,987 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 691 general payments to Dr. Yates from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $4,311.

General payments to Dr. Yates by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Yates by kind, 2016 to 2025

$11Kin total
  • Food and beverage$10,956100%
  • Education$170%
  • Consulting fees$140%

Companies that paid Dr. Yates the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine

Dr. Yates graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolVirginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Munford Radford Yates III'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Munford Radford Yates III's NPI number?

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III's NPI number is 1104892017. It was assigned on February 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Munford Radford Yates III?

Dr. Munford Radford Yates III is a gastroenterologist in Hixson, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Munford Radford Yates III practice?

Dr. Yates practices at 4976 Alpha Ln, Hixson, TN 37343. Dr. Yates' primary practice is Galen Medical Group in Hixson, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yates to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Munford Radford Yates III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Yates is (423) 497-5355.

What is Dr. Munford Radford Yates III's medical license number?

Dr. Yates holds Tennessee license 34041.

Which hospitals is Dr. Munford Radford Yates III affiliated with?

Dr. Yates is affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. Dmand AI links Dr. Yates to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Munford Radford Yates III part of?

Dr. Yates is linked to Galen Medical Group.

Does Dr. Munford Radford Yates III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yates billed Medicare for 3,805 services in 2024, and Dr. Yates accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Munford Radford Yates III see?

CMS counts 1,000 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yates in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Munford Radford Yates III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Yates' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), lab and pathology test (85025) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

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Where did Dr. Munford Radford Yates III go to medical school?

Dr. Yates graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Munford Radford Yates III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yates' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Famotidine and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. Munford Radford Yates III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,987 in general payments to Dr. Yates from 39 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Munford Radford Yates III been practicing?

Dr. Yates graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

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