NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carabeth West Russell, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN

Carabeth West Russell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1861604183, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 43495, 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
1861604183
Name
Carabeth West Russell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
43495 TN
TP302 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10215 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922
Phone
(865) 691-0733
Enumerated
May 7, 2007
Record last updated
May 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 690-7530
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080515000094); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2004
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 10215 Kingston Pike

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

  1. Charles Clark, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396772828
  2. Rebecca Feese, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619942059
  3. Rebecca Jackson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689610628
  4. Natalie Judy, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1770546863
  5. Jordann Lewis, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1538477245
  6. Antoin Mardini, MDInternal Medicine Physician1952346363

Verify Carabeth West Russell 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,901 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carabeth Russell6,901
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium456 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium373 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate252 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium189 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium186 claims
  6. Simvastatin161 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: $38.73

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carabeth Russell$38.73
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncKnoxville, TN
  2. Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

Carabeth West Russell among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Carabeth West Russell, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

237 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 237 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Barnett, MDKnoxville, TN 379221053357673
  2. Stephanie Becker, MDKnoxville, TN 379221548208325
  3. Punam Bhandari, MDKnoxville, TN 379221992747661
  4. Jeffrey Boruff, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221922057223
  5. Douglas Davis, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221083669345
  6. William Harmon, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221417902776
  7. Jimmy Hawkins, MDKnoxville, TN 379221245274679
  8. Rebecca Jackson, MDKnoxville, TN 379221689610628

Common questions

What is Carabeth West Russell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carabeth West Russell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861604183, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carabeth West Russell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10215 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (865) 691-0733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carabeth West Russell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43495, 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 Carabeth West Russell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carabeth West Russell, M.D. had 6,901 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.