Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter
Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter
Last updated: Sep 6, 2024

Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter

  • Gender: Male
  • Experience: 19 years
  • Graduated from: Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
  • Graduation year: 2002
  • Sole propriator: No
  • NPI: 1215050117

Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter III MD

Neurologist

He is located at 7557 Dannaher Drive Suite 240 in Powell, TN 37849. Can help patients with the following: Fainting, Headache, Meralgia Paresthetica, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Peripheral Neuropathy, Tension Headache. His National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1215050117. Appointment can be made via the phone number (865) 859-7800. He is affiliated with 3 practices and 2 hospitals.

Conditions treated

Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter, being an neurologist, treats the following conditions. Please be advised that this list may not be complete. For the full list of conditions treated, consult directly with Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter.

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Aphasia
  • Autism
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Damage
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
  • Claudication
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Concussion
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
  • Dementia
  • Double Vision
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Early Onset Alzheimers
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalopathy
  • Epilepsy
  • Face Blindness
  • Fainting
  • Febrile Seizure
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Heart Disease
  • Herniated Disc
  • Huntington's Disease (HD)
  • Low Back Pain
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Mad Cow Disease
  • Meningitis
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Migraine
  • Motion Sickness
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
  • Nerve Damage
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Optic Neuritis
  • PANDAS
  • Paralysis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  • Peripheral Nerve Tumors
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Polio
  • Progressive Neurological Disorders
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Sciatica
  • Seizures
  • Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
  • Stroke
  • Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Tension Headache
  • Tics
  • Tinnitus
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular Testing
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Procedures Performed by Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter

ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov) plan networks

Insurers selling ACA Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) plans list Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter as in-network for the following 2026 plans.

Health plans

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Network data as of Aug 25, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
BlueCross B16S $50 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health® (8 plan variants) EPO · Expanded Bronze Blue Network S Accepting new patients
BlueCross G08S $30 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health ® (8 plan variants) EPO · Gold Blue Network S Accepting new patients
BlueCross S26S $40 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health® (8 plan variants) EPO · Silver Blue Network S Accepting new patients

Cigna Healthcare

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 10 plans from Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Connect Bronze 7500 Indiv Med Deductible EPO · Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze 8500 Indiv Med Deductible EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze CMS Standard EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Gold 1500 Indiv Med Deductible EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Gold CMS Standard EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect myDiabetesCare Bronze EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect myDiabetesCare Silver EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver 3000 Indiv Med Deductible EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver 4500 Indiv Med Deductible EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver CMS Standard EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients

Oscar Insurance Company

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 15 plans from Oscar Insurance Company
Oscar Insurance Company plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Bronze Classic Standard EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Bronze Simple EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Bronze Simple Breathe Easy with Enhanced COPD Benefits EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Bronze Simple Chronic Care CKM EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Bronze Simple Diabetes EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Gold Classic Standard EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Gold Elite EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Classic EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Classic Standard EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Simple Breathe Easy with Enhanced COPD Benefits EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Simple Chronic Care CKM EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Simple Diabetes EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Simple PCP Saver EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Silver Simple Women's Health with Menopause Benefits EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients

UnitedHealthcare

Network data as of Sep 16, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 12 plans from UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
UHC Bronze Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Copay Focus + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) EPO · Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Advantage (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Advantage + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients

This covers ACA Marketplace plans only, as reported by each insurer. It does not include employer, Medicare Advantage, or state-run exchange plans, and a plan missing from this list does not mean Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter is out of network. Insurer directories can be out of date, so always confirm with the insurer and the office before your visit.

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Medicare Enrollment

Dr. Dewey Y. McWhirter is enrolled to bill Medicare as a Practitioner - Sleep Medicine (also registered under: Practitioner - Neurology) .

Bills through: Tranquility Sleep Specialists Plc

Based on Medicare's public enrollment records as of Jul 17, 2026. This reflects Medicare fee-for-service enrollment only and says nothing about other insurance, quality, outcomes, or board certification.

Payments received

Drug payment

Philips Electronics North America $565
Teva Pharmaceuticals $314
Jazz Pharmaceuticals $288

Other

Food and Beverage $1232

Studies

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Graduated in 2002

Affiliated practices

Baptist Hospital West
10820 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, 37934 TN
(865) 218-7011
Sleep Associates of East Tennessee
7540 Dannaher Drive
Powell, 37849 TN
(865) 545-7522
Tranquility Sleep Specialists
7323 Chapman Highway
Knoxville, 37920 TN
(865) 647-3860

Affiliated hospitals

PHYSICIANS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
7565 DANNAHER WAY POWELL
POWELL, 37849 TN
(865) 545-8000
LAFOLLETTE MEDICAL CENTER
923 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE
LA FOLLETTE, 37766 TN
(423) 907-1200

Looking for more Neurologists?

There are 7 other neurologists in this region.

Dr. Christopher E. Ramsey
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, 37849, TN
Dr. Katherine Medley Cameron
  • Gender: Female
  • Address: 120 Hospital Drive Suite 100 Jefferson City, 37760, TN
Dr. Brian D. Parker
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Way Powell, 37849, TN
Dr. Lee Congleton
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, 37849, TN
Dr. Charles W. Reynolds
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, 37849, TN
Dr. Eric R. Nicely
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, 37849, TN
Dr. Sean Martin Delair
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 230 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, 37849, TN

Questions & Answers

Has Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter affiliation with hospitals?

Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter is affiliated with PHYSICIANS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. For the full list of hospitals see this list.

Does Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter accept patients with Cigna Healthcare?

Yes, Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter is listed in-network for Cigna Healthcare through the ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov). See the Marketplace plans section for details.

Does Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter have affiliation with practices?

Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter is affiliated with Baptist Hospital West. For the full list of practices see this list.

What conditions does Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter treat?

Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter provides treatment for Fainting, Headache, Meralgia Paresthetica, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Peripheral Neuropathy, Tension Headache. For the full list see this list.

Where can you meet with Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter?

Dr. Dewey Young Mcwhirter's office is located at 7557 Dannaher Drive Suite 240 in Powell, TN 37849.