Carmelo V. Venero, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Carmelo V. Venero, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1588609119, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 43974, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmelo V. Venero
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 43974 TN
039041 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 544-2800
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 001390418 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120710000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carmelo V. Venero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis211 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium187 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
- Clopidogrel111 claims
- Ezetimibe96 claims
- Spironolactone96 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: $4,385.30
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.Sevierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carmelo V. Venero among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee
Carmelo V. Venero, M.D. is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 215 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raj Baljepally, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201598766370
- Stuart Bresee, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201386645158
- Steven Dolacky, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201528384690
- Kayleigh Litton, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201588921407
- James Livesay, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201063945673
- Tjuan Overly, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201467672014
- Morgan RandallKnoxville, TN 379201326306523
- Ronald Sebold, DOKnoxville, TN 379201730460718
Common questions
What is Carmelo V. Venero, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carmelo V. Venero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588609119, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmelo V. Venero, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 544-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmelo V. Venero, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43974, 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 Carmelo V. Venero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmelo V. Venero, M.D. had 2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carmelo V. Venero, 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.