Dr. Coleman L Arnold , MD
Surgery โข Chattanooga, TN
2108 E 3rd St, Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 374042600
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NPI assigned on September 9, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 414 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 11042 โ Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less: 189 service units.
- 11045 โ Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less: 154 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 47 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 26 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Santyl (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) โ 26 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 414. Middle half: 193 to 591.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 97 to 353.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 117 in 2020 to 414 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2108 E 3rd St
Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 374042600
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
40 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $18,954 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $14,687 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
29 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
$30,397 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $33.45 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $33.45 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $19.34 across 1 record.
- Kerecis Limited: $14.11 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2005
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Chattanooga and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 414. Middle half: 193 to 591.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 97 to 353.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,235. Middle half: $19,865 to $71,495.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,307. Middle half: $10,569 to $45,912.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,892. Middle half: $14,830 to $55,765.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,139. Middle half: $8,076 to $35,557.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 74. Middle half: 29 to 134.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 326 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 86. Middle half: 38 to 147.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $407. Middle half: $177 to $2,332.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 326 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $563. Middle half: $181 to $2,980.
35 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Chattanooga, TN (632 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chattanooga
2.9% of these 35 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.6% of these 35 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 increased 254% from 117 in 2020 to 414 in 2024.
- 2020: 117
- 2021: 49
- 2022: 177
- 2023: 254
- 2024: 414
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 160% from $7,292 in 2020 to $18,954 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,292
- 2021: $2,772
- 2022: $10,300
- 2023: $13,374
- 2024: $18,954
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 169% from $5,450 in 2020 to $14,687 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,450
- 2021: $2,176
- 2022: $8,084
- 2023: $10,583
- 2024: $14,687
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 27 in 2019 and 26 in 2024.
- 2019: 27
- 2020: 16
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 26
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 27 in 2019 and 29 in 2024.
- 2019: 27
- 2020: 16
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 14
- 2024: 29
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $108 in 2019 to $30,397 in 2024.
- 2019: $108
- 2020: $50
- 2022: $5,366
- 2023: $48,711
- 2024: $30,397
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $21.14 in 2021 to $33.45 in 2025.
- 2021: $21.14
- 2022: $405.07
- 2023: $341.13
- 2024: $182.37
- 2025: $33.45
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $33.45.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OASIS | General | $19.34 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $14.11 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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189 | 36 | $420.00 | $54.86 |
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11045
Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less
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154 | 15 | $129.00 | $22.96 |
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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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47 | 25 | $278.00 | $61.23 |
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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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24 | 18 | $399.21 | $90.48 |
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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| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 26 | 783 | $30,397.38 | 12 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 09, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Chattanooga
- Dr. Randel Burns, MD
- Dr. Charles Brice, MD
- Dr. Robert Maxwell, MD
- Dr. Nadine Rampp, MD
- Dr. Wesley Giles, MD
- Dr. Daniel Heithold, MD
Mailing Address
979 E 3rd St, Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 374032136
Phone: 4236291491