Dr. Ernesto Mejia, MD

  • Morristown, TN
  • Pulmonologist
NPI1205814605PAC ID5597706820
Medicare services, 2024
3,800
Medicare patients, 2024
749
Part D claims, 2024
13,017
Publications
16
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
908 W 4th North St, Morristown, TN 37814
Practice phone
Call (423) 492-6900
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Primary practice

Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen

Hospital · Morristown, Tennessee

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Dr. Ernesto Mejia is a pulmonologist in Morristown, Tennessee

Dr. Mejia practices at Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen in Morristown, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health.

Dr. Mejia's NPI, 1205814605, was assigned on January 5, 2006. Dr. Mejia graduated from East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Mejia holds Tennessee license 25075.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597706820
NPI enumeration date
January 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(423) 492-6900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Ernesto Mejia practices at Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen in Morristown, Tennessee

Dr. Mejia's primary practice is Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen, at 908 W 4th North St, Morristown, TN 37814 in Hamblen County. The practice phone is (423) 492-6900.

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Dr. Ernesto Mejia is affiliated with 3 sites of care

Dr. Mejia's primary practice is Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen in Morristown, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dr. Mejia is also affiliated with Covenant Health Claiborne. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mejia to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ernesto Mejia's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Covenant Health Morristown-HamblenAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ernesto Mejia is one of 332 pulmonologists in Tennessee

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Mejia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Mejia is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pulmonary disease, TennesseePrimaryLicense 25075 · taxonomy 207RP1001X

Pulmonologists near Dr. Mejia

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Dr. Ernesto Mejia billed Medicare for 3,800 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,800 Medicare services from Dr. Mejia across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 749 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,482 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,800
Medicare patients749
Paid by Medicare$142,482
Procedure codes18

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,6032024: 2,16717%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,1632024: 1,0599%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5432024: 43021%
Other services
2023: 502024: 7448%
Surgery
2023: 1022024: 7031%

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

  • In an office2,69871%
  • In a facility1,10229%

Dr. Mejia compared with the Tennessee median for pulmonologists, 2024

  • Dr. Mejia
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
3,800vs 7545.0 times
Medicare patients
749vs 2832.6 times
Part D claims
12,749vs 46627.4 times

Medians across 326 pulmonologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Mejia'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. Ernesto Mejia treated 749 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 749 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mejia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 306 patients. 75% of them have copd, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Mejia's median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024749
Average age74
Average risk score2.07
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Mejia's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Mejia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women42757%
  • Men32243%

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

  1. COPD75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Arthritis61%
  5. Diabetes45%
  6. Ischemic heart disease44%
  7. Anxiety38%
  8. Chronic kidney disease33%

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

Dr. Mejia's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

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. Ernesto Mejia wrote 13,017 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Mejia wrote 13,017 Medicare Part D claims for 1,531 patients. CMS names the drug for 12,749 of them, across 74 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,297,261 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11,337 claims across 77 drugs.

Part D claims, 202413,017
Drugs named by CMS74
Total drug cost$6.3M
Part D patients1,531

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

  • Antibiotics6%795 of 13,017 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: 11,3372024: 12,74912%

Drugs named by CMS: 74 in 2024, 77 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. Ernesto Mejia scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Mejia for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Mejia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

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. Ernesto Mejia has 16 publications on record

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Mejia, published from 2021 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Stents, Cardiac Catheterization and Catheterization, Peripheral. Dr. Mejia has published most often in Pediatr Cardiol. Dr. Mejia's most frequent co-authors are Gareth J. Morgan, MD, Ryan Andrew Leahy, MD and Martin Lindsey Bocks, MD.

Papers16
Years published2021 to 2025

Dr. Mejia's papers by year, 2021 to 2025

Topics Dr. Mejia writes about most

  • Stents
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Catheterization, Peripheral
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Pulmonary Veins

Dr. Mejia's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Mejia

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

Dr. Ernesto Mejia received $131,615 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,739 general payments to Dr. Mejia from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 49% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $35,814.

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

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

$131.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$64,74249%
  • Food and beverage$33,45125%
  • Consulting fees$20,43616%
  • Travel and lodging$11,9499%
  • Education$1,0371%

Companies that paid Dr. Mejia 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. Ernesto Mejia graduated from East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Dr. Mejia graduated from East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolEast Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Ernesto Mejia'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)
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. Ernesto Mejia's NPI number?

Dr. Ernesto Mejia's NPI number is 1205814605. It was assigned on January 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ernesto Mejia?

Dr. Ernesto Mejia is a pulmonologist in Morristown, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).

Where does Dr. Ernesto Mejia practice?

Dr. Mejia practices at 908 W 4th North St, Morristown, TN 37814. Dr. Mejia's primary practice is Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen in Morristown, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mejia to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Ernesto Mejia's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Mejia is (423) 492-6900.

What is Dr. Ernesto Mejia's medical license number?

Dr. Mejia holds Tennessee license 25075.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ernesto Mejia affiliated with?

Dr. Mejia practices at Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen in Morristown, Tennessee. Dr. Mejia is also affiliated with Covenant Health Claiborne.

Does Dr. Ernesto Mejia accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Mejia billed Medicare for 3,800 services in 2024, and Dr. Mejia accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Ernesto Mejia's MIPS score?

Dr. Mejia's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ernesto Mejia see?

CMS counts 749 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mejia in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Ernesto Mejia bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Mejia's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99231) and injected or infused drug (J0696).

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Where did Dr. Ernesto Mejia go to medical school?

Dr. Mejia graduated from East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Ernesto Mejia prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Mejia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Ernesto Mejia received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $131,615 in general payments to Dr. Mejia from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Ernesto Mejia been practicing?

Dr. Mejia graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Ernesto Mejia do research?

Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Mejia, published from 2021 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Ernesto Mejia publish with?

Dr. Mejia's most frequent co-authors are Gareth J. Morgan, MD (10 shared papers), Ryan Andrew Leahy, MD (3 shared papers) and Martin Lindsey Bocks, MD (2 shared papers).

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