Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083682579, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee PA1919, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam Patrick Buzzerd
- Credential
- PA C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA1919 TN
PA9103471 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 647-3350
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 647-3359
- Medicaid ID
- Q015212 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151012002413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Adam Patrick Buzzerd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license PA1919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Potassium Chloride11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $429.51
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Knoxville Hma Physician Management, LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam Patrick Buzzerd among 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee
Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C is one of 297 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee
There are 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 297 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Austin, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341578961967
- Luke Camp, PAKnoxville, TN 379341194594986
- Bailey Catlett, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341316763329
- Mia Cotton, PAKnoxville, TN 379341639031909
- Sara Kaniper, PAKnoxville, TN 379341407329923
- Steven Zurlinden, PAKnoxville, TN 379341871640722
- Mark Clem, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231417942657
- Rachael Foust, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231881195014
Common questions
What is Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C's NPI number?
Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083682579, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 647-3350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA1919, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Adam Patrick Buzzerd, PA C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.