Christopher Acker, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Christopher Acker, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1497100564, issued on Apr 26, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 61358, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Acker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 61358 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922
- Phone
- (655) 390-2708
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 280 Fort Sanders West Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Acker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 61358Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,212 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium158 claims
- Losartan Potassium115 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
- Lisinopril95 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide85 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: $842.89
62 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
244 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 244 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 244 in Knoxville → All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville →
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Common questions
What is Christopher Acker, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Acker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497100564, issued on Apr 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Acker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (655) 390-2708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Acker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 61358, 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 Christopher Acker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Acker, MD had 3,212 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.