NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cameron J. Sears, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN

Cameron J. Sears, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1528035151, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD26871, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528035151
Name
Cameron J. Sears
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD26871 TN
26871 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922
Phone
(865) 558-4400
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 15, 2026
Fax
(865) 558-4421
Medicaid IDs
0068217 OH
3093650 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080306000342); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1988
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 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd

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

  1. Dorothy Allen, PAPhysician Assistant1861644650
  2. Cory Anderson, PAPhysician Assistant1225833262
  3. Paul Becker, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1205804473
  4. Douglas Calhoun, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1770552937
  5. David Cooper, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1215490784
  6. Michael Craig, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1477522761

Verify Cameron J. Sears 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%80.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Orthotennessee PCKnoxville, TN

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

Cameron J. Sears among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Cameron J. Sears, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carl Carlson, MDKnoxville, TN 379221376529016
  2. John Crawford, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221790760015
  3. Austin Davidson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221598185092
  4. Joseph Defiore, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221427025220
  5. George Holloway, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221154390136
  6. Luke Madigan, MDKnoxville, TN 379221942259569
  7. James Maguire, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221649247966
  8. William McPeake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221750358057

Common questions

What is Cameron J. Sears, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cameron J. Sears, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528035151, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cameron J. Sears, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (865) 558-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cameron J. Sears, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD26871, 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.

What is Cameron J. Sears, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.