NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Knoxville, TN

Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1194285122, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 66338, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194285122
Name
Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
66338 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 305-9081
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250828005240); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rochelle Aaser, APRNCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1306067921
  2. Wala Abusalah, MDNephrology Physician1578034161
  3. Bethany Adams, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1639891229
  4. David Adams, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1043211782
  5. Lally Adams, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1093962003
  6. Anna AddisonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053233346

Verify Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bethany Blackburn319
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide21 claims
  2. Cefdinir20 claims
  3. Eliquis20 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  5. Prednisone18 claims
  6. Levofloxacin12 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: $54.39

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bethany Blackburn$54.39
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Carolinas Physicians Network IncConcord, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD is one of 426 hospitalist 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Issam Almashharawi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201598734006
  2. Samar AlsharifKnoxville, TN 379201528032984
  3. William Bolin, MDKnoxville, TN 379201912985623
  4. Richard Bremer, MDKnoxville, TN 379201245218981
  5. Daniel Brewer, MDKnoxville, TN 379201013975168
  6. Anthony Cabrera, MDKnoxville, TN 379201316984008
  7. Felix Chaltry, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201346212958
  8. Srilatha Chilukuri, MDKnoxville, TN 379201306939178

Common questions

What is Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD's NPI number?

Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194285122, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66338, 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 Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bethany Wilma Wright Blackburn, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.