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Dr. Matthew A. Kreth, M.D.

Pediatric Pulmonology (Pediatric Pulmonology Physician)

At a glance

Years since graduation
16
In the NPI registry since
2010

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2010Medical school: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatric Pulmonology Physician primary
    TN license 54125

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pediatric Pulmonology per capita by county →

Where they work

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 10 companies reported 37 payments worth $19,573 in total to this clinician.

By company
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.$15,547
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$3,544
Breas Medical, Inc.$144
Viatris Specialty LLC$98.21
AbbVie Inc.$63.89
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$49.17
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$38.45
Insmed, Inc.$33.35
By type
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)$9,000
Consulting Fee$8,423
Travel and Lodging$1,347
Food and Beverage$803

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Consulting Fee
JOENJA · APDS
$4,800
Oct 23, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Oct 23, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
JOENJA · APDS
$4,500
Nov 7, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Nov 7, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
JOENJA · APDS
$4,500
Mar 20, 2025Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Mar 20, 2025
Consulting Fee
TRIKAFTA · CYSTIC FIBROSIS
$3,520
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to CHARLOTTE, NC · in-kind
$751
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to CHARLOTTE, NC · in-kind
$299
Nov 7, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Nov 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to OXFORD, AL · in-kind
$183
Sep 24, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Sep 24, 2025
Consulting Fee
JOENJA · APDS
$103
Aug 20, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 20, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$38.93
Oct 23, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Oct 23, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to SEATTLE, WA · in-kind
$32.92
All 12 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Nov 7, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Nov 7, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
JOENJA · APDS
$4,500
Nov 7, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Nov 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to OXFORD, AL · in-kind
$183
Oct 23, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Oct 23, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
JOENJA · APDS
$4,500
Oct 23, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Oct 23, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to SEATTLE, WA · in-kind
$32.92
Sep 24, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Sep 24, 2025
Consulting Fee
JOENJA · APDS
$103
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Consulting Fee
JOENJA · APDS
$4,800
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to CHARLOTTE, NC · in-kind
$751
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to CHARLOTTE, NC · in-kind
$299
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to LOS ANGELES, CA · in-kind
$24.00
Aug 21, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to CHATTANOOGA, TN · in-kind
$18.63
Aug 20, 2025Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
Aug 20, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOENJA · APDS · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$38.93
Mar 20, 2025Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Mar 20, 2025
Consulting Fee
TRIKAFTA · CYSTIC FIBROSIS
$3,520

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Tennessee →

Other Pediatric Pulmonology clinicians in Chattanooga

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated May 16, 2016), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1750609939. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.