Andrew J. Russ, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Andrew J. Russ, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1932145166, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 51667, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew J. Russ
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 51667 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140930002802); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna AddisonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053233346
Verify Andrew J. Russ in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole53 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl40 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf29 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl21 claims
- Trulance14 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl13 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): 95.7 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: $1,092.69
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Andrew J. Russ, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew J. Russ, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932145166, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew J. Russ, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew J. Russ, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51667, 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 Andrew J. Russ, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew J. Russ, M.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew J. Russ, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.