Dr. Daniel Robert Cronk Jr., MD

Dr. Cronk practices at University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Dr. Cronk's NPI, 1760454706, was assigned on February 3, 2006. Dr. Cronk graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cronk holds Tennessee license 55484.

Dr. Cronk's primary practice is University Surgical Associates, at 979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 757-0860.

Dr. Cronk's primary practice is University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Cronk is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The medical group on file is Erlanger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cronk to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cronk practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Cronk's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cronk is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Cronk across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 21 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,110 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 21 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cronk in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Cronk's median patient age at 46, with 87% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cronk wrote 213 Medicare Part D claims for 53 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 174 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,864 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 173 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Cronk for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cronk accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cronk, published from 2014 to 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Cronk has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis.

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Cronk from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,471.

Dr. Cronk graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2001.