Aaron L. Rittgers, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Aaron L. Rittgers, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1205871423, issued on Jun 19, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 35297, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron L. Rittgers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 35297 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6473 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-8831
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2025
- Fax
- (865) 588-8841
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100223000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6473 Kingston Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Paul Barnette, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1427700368
- Jennifer Butler, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1245259605
- Shannon Byrd, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1265477400
- Cherish Chambers, P.A.Physician Assistant1033383336
- Corey Cudzilo, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1003012022
Verify Aaron L. Rittgers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis23 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Levofloxacin21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $210.74
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Statcare Inpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron L. Rittgers among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Aaron L. Rittgers, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Banick, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191114941770
- Michael Brunson, MDKnoxville, TN 379191679500102
- Shannon Byrd, MDKnoxville, TN 379191265477400
- Jesse Doers, MDKnoxville, TN 379191467498097
- Ronald Estes, MDKnoxville, TN 379191366487449
- Bruce Henschen, MDKnoxville, TN 379191962448514
- Phillip Nichols, MDKnoxville, TN 379191639115496
- Andrews Paul, MDKnoxville, TN 379191780656249
Common questions
What is Aaron L. Rittgers, MD's NPI number?
Aaron L. Rittgers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205871423, issued on Jun 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron L. Rittgers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6473 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 588-8831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron L. Rittgers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35297, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron L. Rittgers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron L. Rittgers, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.