Dr. Charles D. Atnip, MD

  • Columbia, TN
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1245343003PAC ID1850485715
Medicare services, 2024
2,359
Medicare patients, 2024
1,309
Part D claims, 2024
2,189
MIPS score, 2024
79
Industry payments
$2,216
Practice address
1050 N James Campbell Blvd Suite 120, Columbia, TN 38401
Practice phone
Call (931) 388-3488
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Primary practice

The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Columbia, Tennessee

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Dr. Charles D. Atnip is an ophthalmologist in Columbia, Tennessee

Dr. Atnip practices at The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee in Columbia, Tennessee.

Dr. Atnip's NPI, 1245343003, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Atnip graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1988. Dr. Atnip holds Tennessee license MD23689.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850485715
NPI enumeration date
August 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(931) 388-3488
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

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

Dr. Charles D. Atnip practices at The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee in Columbia, Tennessee

Dr. Atnip's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee, at 1050 N James Campbell Blvd Suite 120, Columbia, TN 38401. The practice phone is (931) 388-3488.

  • The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee
    1050 N James Campbell Blvd Suite 120, Columbia, TN 38401Phone(931) 388-3488

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Dr. Charles D. Atnip is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Atnip's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee in Columbia, Tennessee. Dr. Atnip's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

The Surgery Center of Middle TennesseeSurgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Columbia, TennesseePrimary
Parent health systemName with a free accountEmployer: surgery center (asc)Name with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles D. Atnip's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Surgery Center of Middle TennesseeAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Charles D. Atnip is one of 310 ophthalmologists in Tennessee

Ophthalmology is Dr. Atnip's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Atnip is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Atnip is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, TennesseePrimaryLicense MD23689 · 1992 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Atnip treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Atnip

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

310ophthalmologists in Tennessee
4ophthalmologists in Columbia

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

Dr. Charles D. Atnip billed Medicare for 2,359 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,359 Medicare services from Dr. Atnip across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,309 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $193,482 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,359
Medicare patients1,309
Paid by Medicare$193,482
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,2732024: 1,43613%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7952024: 7762%
Surgery
2023: 1472024: 147No change

Where Dr. Atnip's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,24295%
  • In a facility1175%

Dr. Atnip compared with the Tennessee median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Atnip
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
2,359vs 1,58449% above
Medicare patients
1,309vs 6362.1 times
Part D claims
2,086vs 6333.3 times

Medians across 333 ophthalmologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Charles D. Atnip treated 1,309 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atnip in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 564 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Atnip's median patient age at 73, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,309
Average age75
Average risk score1.07
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Atnip's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Atnip's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women77759%
  • Men53241%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Diabetes40%
  5. Chronic kidney disease32%
  6. Ischemic heart disease27%
  7. Anxiety22%
  8. Mood disorders20%

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

Dr. Atnip's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Charles D. Atnip wrote 2,189 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Atnip wrote 2,189 Medicare Part D claims for 500 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,086 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $277,819 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,709 claims across 25 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,189
Drugs named by CMS25
Total drug cost$277,819
Part D patients500

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

  • Generic1,479 claims68%
  • Brand-name710 claims32%

Dr. Atnip's 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. Atnip's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%74 of 2,189 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: 1,7092024: 2,08622%

Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 25 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. Charles D. Atnip scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Atnip for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Atnip accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 265 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Atnip, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Atnip's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 79of 100Final score
  • 88.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 45of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Atnip ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
88th percentile265 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

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Dr. Charles D. Atnip received $2,216 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 110 general payments to Dr. Atnip from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $642.

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

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

$2.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,17898%
  • Education$382%

Companies that paid Dr. Atnip 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. Charles D. Atnip has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Atnip.

Awards and honors for Dr. Atnip

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles D. Atnip graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis

Dr. Atnip graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1988. Dr. Atnip is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

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Dr. Charles D. Atnip accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Atnip is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Atnip accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO5
  4. POS5
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles D. Atnip'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)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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Charles D. Atnip's NPI number?

Dr. Charles D. Atnip's NPI number is 1245343003. It was assigned on August 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles D. Atnip?

Dr. Charles D. Atnip is an ophthalmologist in Columbia, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Charles D. Atnip practice?

Dr. Atnip practices at 1050 N James Campbell Blvd Suite 120, Columbia, TN 38401. Dr. Atnip's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee in Columbia, Tennessee.

What is Dr. Charles D. Atnip's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Atnip is (931) 388-3488.

What is Dr. Charles D. Atnip's medical license number?

Dr. Atnip holds Tennessee license MD23689.

Does Dr. Charles D. Atnip accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Atnip billed Medicare for 2,359 services in 2024, and Dr. Atnip accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Charles D. Atnip's MIPS score?

Dr. Atnip's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles D. Atnip see?

CMS counts 1,309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atnip in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Charles D. Atnip board certified?

Yes. Dr. Atnip is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Charles D. Atnip bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Atnip's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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Where did Dr. Charles D. Atnip go to medical school?

Dr. Atnip graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1988.

What drugs does Dr. Charles D. Atnip prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Atnip's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Prednisolone Acetate.

Has Dr. Charles D. Atnip received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,216 in general payments to Dr. Atnip from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Charles D. Atnip been practicing?

Dr. Atnip graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Charles D. Atnip accept?

Dr. Atnip is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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