Luke Grimes Mentzer , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Chattanooga, TN
7236 Bonny Oaks Dr
Chattanooga, TN 374211005
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NPI assigned on January 5, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 4,480 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J3301 — Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 1,584 service units.
- J1010 — Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 812 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 630 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 20 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,202 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 192 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Hcl — 192 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 191 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 12 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 333. Middle half: 140 to 1,176.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,597 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 283. Middle half: 103 to 992.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 13 in 2020 to 4,480 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7236 Bonny Oaks Dr
Chattanooga, TN 374211005
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group, Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
607 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $159,050 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $111,567 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,212 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$50,298 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Luke Mentzer has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Luke Mentzer as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chattanooga and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 333. Middle half: 140 to 1,176.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,597 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 283. Middle half: 103 to 992.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,028. Middle half: $10,752 to $65,262.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,597 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,960. Middle half: $7,140 to $42,414.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,292. Middle half: $8,433 to $50,470.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,597 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,517. Middle half: $5,312 to $31,773.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 306. Middle half: 112 to 1,078.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 279. Middle half: 87 to 920.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,751. Middle half: $916 to $112,626.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,061. Middle half: $870 to $90,254.
150 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Chattanooga, TN (3,057 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chattanooga
3.3% of these 150 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59.3% of these 150 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services went from 13 in 2020 to 4,480 in 2024.
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 909
- 2022: 2,374
- 2023: 2,570
- 2024: 4,480
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $667 in 2020 to $159,050 in 2024.
- 2020: $667
- 2021: $88,533
- 2022: $172,940
- 2023: $159,327
- 2024: $159,050
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $667 in 2020 to $111,567 in 2024.
- 2020: $667
- 2021: $70,129
- 2022: $127,341
- 2023: $115,195
- 2024: $111,567
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 434% from 225 in 2021 to 1,202 in 2024.
- 2021: 225
- 2022: 664
- 2023: 834
- 2024: 1,202
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 429% from 229 in 2021 to 1,212 in 2024.
- 2021: 229
- 2022: 666
- 2023: 836
- 2024: 1,212
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 2888% from $1,683 in 2021 to $50,298 in 2024.
- 2021: $1,683
- 2022: $5,630
- 2023: $28,044
- 2024: $50,298
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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1,584 | 257 | $5.00 | $0.96 |
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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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812 | 12 | $0.25 | $0.13 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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630 | 415 | $226.00 | $100.09 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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355 | 236 | $242.55 | $51.38 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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189 | 162 | $152.00 | $69.82 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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155 | 120 | $95.71 | $30.36 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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99 | 99 | $350.00 | $130.54 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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97 | 81 | $80.69 | $25.86 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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94 | 75 | $90.76 | $31.01 |
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73100
X-ray of wrist, 2 views
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75 | 36 | $82.21 | $25.63 |
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73630
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
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59 | 38 | $85.00 | $24.87 |
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73130
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
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57 | 39 | $86.00 | $28.44 |
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73060
X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views
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54 | 24 | $72.91 | $22.68 |
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J7326
Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose
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54 | 33 | $1275.00 | $512.19 |
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73610
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
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35 | 20 | $78.80 | $25.46 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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33 | 26 | $165.00 | $41.12 |
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Q4010
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
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28 | 25 | $123.00 | $23.36 |
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20600
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
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26 | 18 | $156.00 | $35.34 |
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29075
Application of elbow to finger cast
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26 | 23 | $251.00 | $68.32 |
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73070
X-ray of elbow, 2 views
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18 | 12 | $72.94 | $21.54 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 192 | 1,016 | $1,452.76 | 122 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 192 | 1,915 | $1,370.83 | 183 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 191 | 831 | $1,242.02 | 135 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 132 | 3,927 | $1,468.32 | 89 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 126 | 3,619 | $307.91 | 88 |
| Naloxone Hcl | Naloxone Hcl | 92 | 1,750 | $5,827.25 | 91 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 75 | 450 | $583.31 | 68 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 67 | 242 | $151.92 | 52 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 63 | 1,890 | $37,381.73 | 61 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 36 | 295 | $396.71 | 33 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 21 | 26 | $22.16 | 12 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 15 | 282 | $93.18 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-22NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20201209000984
GA
9133546609
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group, Pc
2400 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 373113854
Phone: 4236242696
Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group, Pc
2415 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 374043322
Phone: 4236242696
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 7236 BONNY OAKS DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374211005 (Tel: 4238922319)
Registered at 4976 ALPHA LN, HIXSON, TN 373435470 (Tel: 4233080280)
Recorded as LUKE MENTZER, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TN 4191)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 912 LAUREL HILL RD, KNOXVILLE, TN 379232023 (Tel: 8604854310)
Registered at 912 LAUREL HILL RD, KNOXVILLE, TN 379232023 (Tel: 8604854310)
Recorded as LUKE MENTZER
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Chattanooga
- Kirsten Andrews, PA-C
- Skyler Dill, PA-C
- Katherine Chastain, PA
- Jessica Mclendon, PA-C
- Jordan Saladino, PA-C
- Amanda Carleo, PA-C
Mailing Address
4976 Alpha Ln
Hixson, TN 373435470
Phone: 4233080280