Carol K. Kniess, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sayre, PA
Carol K. Kniess, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sayre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053606954, issued on Jun 20, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS017902, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol K. Kniess
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- OS017902 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA 18840
- Phone
- (267) 902-2535
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211216000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Guthrie SQ
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cristina Aguilar, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1578856175
Verify Carol K. Kniess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS017902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
198 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone21 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
37 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Sayre
They are 37 of the 947 NPPES records with a practice address in Sayre, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Carol K. Kniess, D.O.'s NPI number?
Carol K. Kniess, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053606954, issued on Jun 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol K. Kniess, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA, 18840. Phone: (267) 902-2535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol K. Kniess, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS017902, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carol K. Kniess, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol K. Kniess, D.O. had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carol K. Kniess, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.4 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.