Dr. Ruth Cheney Patton , MD
Pediatrics β’ Memphis, TN
51 N Dunlap St Fl 3
Memphis, TN 381054625
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
51 N Dunlap St Fl 3
Memphis, TN 381054625
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Memphis, TN. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2006
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Memphis and Tennessee
198 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Memphis, TN (1,261 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Memphis
0% of these 198 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
5.6% of these 198 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-12-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
871 Ridgeway Loop Rd Ste 200
Memphis, TN 381204007
Phone: 9018219990
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 51 N DUNLAP ST FL 3, MEMPHIS, TN 381054625 (Tel: 9015232945)
Registered at 1211 UNION AVE STE 330, MEMPHIS, TN 381046655
Additional practice office at 871 Ridgeway Loop Rd Ste 200, Memphis, TN 381204007
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: GA 056162)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at P O BOX 1000 DEPT 978, MEMPHIS, TN 381480001 (Tel: 9015232945)
Registered at 3362 S 3RD ST, MEMPHIS, TN 381092944 (Tel: 9012716300)
Recorded as RUTH PATTON, MD
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: TN 50728)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3362 S 3RD ST, MEMPHIS, TN 381092944 (Tel: 9012716300)
Registered at 2595 CENTRAL AVE, MEMPHIS, TN 381045905 (Tel: 9012716328)
Recorded as RUTH PATTON, MD
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: TN 50728)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Memphis
- Dr. Laura Lang, MD
- Dr. Nehali Patel, MD
- Dr. John Pennington, MD
- Dr. Herman Crisler, MD
- Dr. Aaron Garcia, MD
- Dr. Asma Khan, MD
Mailing Address
1211 Union Ave Ste 330
Memphis, TN 381046655