Active NPI 1275528952 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Joe Appleton , MD

Internal Medicine • Milan, TN

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Joe Appleton, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Internal Medicine in Milan, TN. Practice services are available at 4039 HIGHLAND ST under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4039 Highland St

Milan, TN 383583485

Telephone 7316868995

Fax 7316868997

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Milan General Hospital, Inc. Facility NPI 1699765453

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Milan, TN

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 41.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Milan, TN (2716 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

52.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2019)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	812	393	$147.00	$69.60
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	460	75	$2.00	$0.50
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	431	309	$8.00	$2.94
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	397	314	$24.00	$11.48
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	353	114	$67.00	$15.50
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	319	110	$138.00	$65.91
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	306	239	$36.00	$14.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	235	186	$216.00	$102.15
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	152	113	$26.00	$10.47
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	141	134	$50.00	$18.26
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	118	107	$258.00	$125.11
85610 Blood test, clotting time	111	17	$11.00	$4.28
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	106	69	$17.00	$12.17
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	104	70	$12.00	$6.64
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	96	81	$21.00	$8.39
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	78	31	$6.00	$1.75
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	73	71	$81.00	$31.46
81003 Automated urinalysis test	66	50	$9.00	$2.44
84436 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total	45	44	$19.00	$7.31
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	42	41	$41.00	$15.73
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	39	39	$47.00	$15.42
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	34	34	$10.00	$6.11
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	34	34	$14.00	$5.46
83718 Hdl cholesterol level	32	31	$22.00	$8.92
82465 Cholesterol level	32	31	$12.00	$4.74
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	32	32	$50.00	$20.03
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	25	21	$108.00	$50.31
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	25	18	$85.00	$38.79
83540 Iron level	24	21	$18.00	$7.05
82728 Ferritin (blood protein) level	24	21	$37.00	$14.85
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	24	23	$50.00	$20.03
83550 Iron binding capacity	24	21	$24.00	$9.52
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	20	20	$346.00	$204.51
87088 Bacterial urine culture	20	17	$22.00	$8.81
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	19	19	$173.68	$106.26
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	18	18	$19.00	$9.21
87186 Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral), microdilution or agar dilution	17	16	$24.00	$9.42
87077 Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates	17	16	$22.00	$8.79
84460 Liver enzyme (sgpt), level	16	16	$14.00	$5.77
84450 Liver enzyme (sgot), level	16	16	$14.00	$5.63
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	14	14	$48.86	$15.42
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	13	13	$62.00	$52.30
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous	13	13	$44.00	$17.69
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	12	12	$25.00	$9.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,177	500	$147.00	$68.08
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	744	120	$2.00	$0.57
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	646	401	$8.00	$2.93
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	622	178	$67.00	$18.94
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	436	132	$138.00	$65.68
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	434	288	$36.00	$16.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	382	249	$216.00	$99.85
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	357	303	$24.00	$12.68
82565 Blood creatinine level	242	223	$14.00	$6.16
84132 Blood potassium level	241	223	$13.00	$5.53
84520 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function	240	221	$11.00	$4.75
82310 Calcium level, total	240	222	$14.00	$6.20
84295 Blood sodium level	239	221	$13.00	$5.78
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	220	181	$50.00	$20.08
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	217	134	$12.00	$7.11
84450 Liver enzyme (sgot), level	213	201	$14.00	$6.24
84460 Liver enzyme (sgpt), level	213	201	$14.00	$6.39
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	204	129	$17.00	$12.86
85610 Blood test, clotting time	201	32	$11.00	$4.75
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	198	128	$26.00	$11.64
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	184	180	$47.07	$18.89
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	168	160	$11.00	$4.69
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	167	163	$62.00	$52.15
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	148	39	$6.00	$1.96
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	134	118	$21.00	$9.35
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	123	110	$258.00	$124.06
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	98	89	$81.00	$35.54
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	86	86	$163.00	$79.57
81003 Automated urinalysis test	82	54	$9.00	$2.71
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	72	71	$41.00	$18.04
84436 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total	66	48	$19.00	$8.20
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	64	64	$50.00	$22.26
82465 Cholesterol level	54	51	$12.00	$5.26
83718 Hdl cholesterol level	53	50	$22.00	$9.92
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	47	42	$14.00	$6.26
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	47	42	$10.00	$7.00
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	44	44	$47.00	$18.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	29	$88.00	$40.79
84075 Phosphatase (enzyme) level, alkaline	30	27	$14.00	$6.26
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous	27	27	$44.00	$19.25
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	26	13	$85.00	$38.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$217.00	$97.90
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	25	25	$25.00	$10.57
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	24	24	$346.00	$196.43
83550 Iron binding capacity	23	19	$24.00	$10.57
83540 Iron level	23	19	$18.00	$7.83
82728 Ferritin (blood protein) level	21	18	$37.00	$16.49
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	20	20	$100.00	$98.00
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	17	17	$39.00	$17.55
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	14	14	$358.00	$153.69
87186 Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral), microdilution or agar dilution	14	11	$24.00	$10.46
87077 Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates	14	11	$22.00	$9.77
84550 Uric acid level, blood	14	12	$12.00	$5.47
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$150.00	$70.27
87088 Bacterial urine culture	13	11	$22.00	$9.79
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	13	13	$108.00	$50.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,120	487	$147.00	$67.83
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	786	111	$2.01	$0.67
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	658	166	$67.00	$23.31
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	621	384	$8.00	$2.94
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	580	373	$24.00	$9.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	445	294	$36.00	$13.53
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	424	131	$138.00	$65.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	390	260	$216.00	$98.94
85610 Blood test, clotting time	248	39	$11.00	$5.28
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	236	128	$12.00	$6.53
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	232	127	$17.00	$10.69
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	230	145	$26.00	$13.00
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	217	185	$50.00	$22.31
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	192	187	$47.00	$23.26
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	170	165	$62.00	$47.69
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	160	44	$6.00	$2.80
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	140	128	$258.00	$123.31
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	122	100	$21.00	$10.45
81003 Automated urinalysis test	120	83	$8.32	$3.00
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	104	94	$81.00	$39.11
84436 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total	84	60	$19.00	$9.12
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	84	83	$47.00	$23.26
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	78	75	$41.00	$20.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	64	$217.00	$98.03
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	58	58	$346.00	$185.46
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	45	45	$50.00	$24.73
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	41	41	$50.00	$24.13
83718 Hdl cholesterol level	34	32	$22.00	$10.82
82465 Cholesterol level	34	32	$12.00	$3.81
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	33	32	$14.00	$6.96
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	33	32	$10.00	$3.15
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	26	26	$100.00	$95.53
83550 Iron binding capacity	19	17	$24.00	$11.75
82728 Ferritin (blood protein) level	19	17	$37.00	$18.33
83540 Iron level	19	17	$18.00	$8.70
87088 Bacterial urine culture	18	17	$22.00	$10.88
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous	18	18	$44.00	$21.38
84550 Uric acid level, blood	16	14	$12.00	$4.07
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	15	15	$39.00	$18.65
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	12	11	$358.00	$152.25

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License TN 26781

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3801691 (TN)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

5 Associated Practitioners

Trina Ryan , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1265859433

Family Nurse Practitioner

Karon Harrison , PA

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1275512345

Physician Assistant

Katherine Cummings , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1275882565

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Nicolas Appleton , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1700871480

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Stacy Bromley , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1740340884

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active November 29, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 29, 2012

Registered at 4039 HIGHLAND ST, MILAN, TN 383583485 (Tel: 7316868995)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 29, 2012

Registered at PO BOX 400, JACKSON, TN 383020400 (Tel: 7314238697)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 29, 2012

Recorded as JOE APPLETON, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 29, 2012

Internal Medicine (License #26781 in TN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 19, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1275528952

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 19, 2005

Last Update: November 29, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 400

Jackson, TN 383020400

Phone: 7314238697

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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