Dr. Stephen M. Adams, MD
- Medicare services, 2021
- 12
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 12
- Part D claims, 2024
- 31
- Publications
- 12
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Practice phone
- Call (423) 495-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Stephen M. Adams is a hospitalist in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Adams practices at CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Adams' NPI, 1598701674, was assigned on June 20, 2006. Dr. Adams graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1994. Dr. Adams holds Tennessee license 29731.
- NPI
- 1598701674NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496883696
- NPI enumeration date
- June 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (423) 495-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Stephen M. Adams practices at CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Adams' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga, at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 495-2525.
- CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 · Hamilton CountyPhone(423) 495-2525
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Stephen M. Adams is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Adams' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Adams is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - North Georgia. The medical group on file is Memorial Health Partners Foundation.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen M. Adams' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Adams practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Stephen M. Adams is one of 425 hospitalists in Tennessee
Hospitalist is Dr. Adams' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Adams is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Adams' licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, TennesseePrimary
- Georgia license
- Alabama license
Hospitalists near Dr. Adams
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Stephen M. Adams billed Medicare for 12 services in 2021
CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Adams across 1 procedure code in 2021, for 12 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,516 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Adams' Medicare services by type, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Other services
- 2020: 372021: 1268%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2020: 512021: 0100%
Dr. Adams compared with the Tennessee median for hospitalists, 2021
- Dr. Adams
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 12vs 53498% below
- Medicare patients
- 12vs 19594% below
- Part D claims
- 707vs 1056.7 times
Medians across 385 hospitalists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Adams' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2021
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. Stephen M. Adams treated 12 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adams in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 0 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.97, 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. Adams' median patient age at 74, with 63% women.
Dr. Adams' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Adams' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Adams' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
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. Stephen M. Adams wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Adams wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 35 drugs, with $25,566 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 1,005 claims across 41 drugs.
Dr. Adams' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic30 claims97%
- Brand-name and other1 claims3%
Dr. Adams' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021
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, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 1,0052021: 70730%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2021, 41 in 2020.
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. Stephen M. Adams scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Adams for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Adams accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Adams' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 92.6of 100Quality
- 93of 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. Stephen M. Adams has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Adams, published from 2011 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Antidepressive Agents, Depressive Disorder and Diabetes Mellitus. Dr. Adams has published most often in Am Fam Physician. Dr. Adams' most frequent co-authors are Michael Chandler, MD, Elizabeth Denby Close, MD and Thomas G. Devlin, MD, PhD.
Dr. Adams' papers by year, 2011 to 2024
Topics Dr. Adams writes about most
- Antidepressive Agents
- Depressive Disorder
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Osteoporosis
- Stroke
Dr. Adams' most frequent co-authors
- Michael Chandler, MD1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Denby Close, MD1 shared paper
- Thomas G. Devlin, MD, PhD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Adams
Am Fam Physician
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Stephen M. Adams has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Adams to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Influenza, Human.
Conditions in Dr. Adams' trials
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Influenza, Human
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Adams
- Richard Bryan Cindrich, MD1 shared trial
- Calvin J. Cohen, MD1 shared trial
- Nila Joanna Dharan, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Adams
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Stephen M. Adams received $15 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Adams from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $15.
Companies that paid Dr. Adams the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Stephen M. Adams graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis
Dr. Adams graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1994.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
- Board certified in clinical informatics
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Stephen M. Adams accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Adams is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Alliant Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- Delta Dental
- Elevance
- GA State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Adams accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare4
- PPO4
- HMO3
- EPO2
- POS2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Stephen M. Adams's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Stephen M. Adams' NPI number?
Dr. Stephen M. Adams' NPI number is 1598701674. It was assigned on June 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen M. Adams?
Dr. Stephen M. Adams is a hospitalist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Stephen M. Adams practice?
Dr. Adams practices at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404. Dr. Adams' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of CommonSpirit Health.
What is Dr. Stephen M. Adams' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Adams is (423) 495-2525.
What is Dr. Stephen M. Adams' medical license number?
Dr. Adams holds Tennessee license 29731, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Stephen M. Adams been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Adams in Tennessee (1997 to 2026), Georgia (2021 to 2027) and Alabama (1995 to 2000).
Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen M. Adams affiliated with?
Dr. Adams practices at CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Adams is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - North Georgia.
What medical group is Dr. Stephen M. Adams part of?
Dr. Adams is linked to Memorial Health Partners Foundation.
Does Dr. Stephen M. Adams accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Adams billed Medicare for 12 services in 2021, and Dr. Adams accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Stephen M. Adams' MIPS score?
Dr. Adams' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen M. Adams see?
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adams in 2024, with an average age of 80.
Is Dr. Stephen M. Adams board certified?
Yes. Dr. Adams is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Stephen M. Adams bill to Medicare?
In 2021, Dr. Adams' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Stephen M. Adams go to medical school?
Dr. Adams graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Stephen M. Adams prescribe most?
In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Adams' most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Stephen M. Adams received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15 in general payments to Dr. Adams from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Stephen M. Adams been practicing?
Dr. Adams graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Stephen M. Adams do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Adams, published from 2011 to 2024. Dr. Adams has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Stephen M. Adams publish with?
Dr. Adams' most frequent co-authors are Michael Chandler, MD (1 shared paper), Elizabeth Denby Close, MD (1 shared paper) and Thomas G. Devlin, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Stephen M. Adams accept?
Dr. Adams is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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