Dr. John Michael Craig, MD

Dr. Craig practices at CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Craig's NPI, 1245459403, was assigned on April 25, 2007. Dr. Craig graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 2002. Dr. Craig holds Tennessee license 43208.

Dr. Craig's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga, at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 495-2525.

Dr. Craig's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Craig is also affiliated with Bradley Medical Center. The medical group on file is CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga. Dmand AI also links Dr. Craig to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Craig practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Craig's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Craig is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Craig's licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, Mississippi and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Craig treats.

CMS data shows 331 Medicare services from Dr. Craig across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 178 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,301 for them.

CMS counts 178 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Craig in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 84 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, 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. Craig's median patient age at 72, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Craig wrote 72 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $32 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Craig for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Craig accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 59 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Craig, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Craig, published from 2009 to 2024. Dr. Craig's most frequent co-authors are Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PhD, Stephen W. Behrman, MD and William Rodger Funderburg, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 324 general payments to Dr. Craig from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Endologix, Inc. paid the most, $10,951.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Craig, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Craig graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 2002.

Dr. Craig is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.