Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881970044, issued on Nov 1, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 2336, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Ryan Pivonka
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 2336 TN
PA-82 GU
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4711 Centerline Dr Ste 100, Knoxville, TN 37917
- Phone
- (865) 647-3260
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 647-3279
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130918000146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest physician assistant records → All 3,055 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4711 Centerline Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Syed Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437128899
- Eddie Brown, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871939793
- Kristen Jarvis, DOFamily Medicine Physician1386655264
- Catalina Lettich, PAMedical Physician Assistant1851061501
- Tina Paul, APN-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1356322341
- Jordan Ridder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134648355
Verify Christopher Ryan Pivonka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
7,156 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Lisinopril307 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium271 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa243 claims
- Omeprazole231 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): 89.6 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: $1,289.82
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Knoxville Hma Physician Management, LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Ryan Pivonka among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant 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 2011, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 22% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
399 physician assistant records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 399 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 3,055 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Henderson, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379171366866139
- Mark Howard, P.A.Knoxville, TN 379171205957099
- Dylan KingKnoxville, TN 379171538617626
- Andrew LaurenceKnoxville, TN 379171629899836
- Jordan Ridder, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379171134648355
- Larry Sims, PAKnoxville, TN 379171891821674
- Charles Tanner, P.A.-C.Knoxville, TN 379171174579882
- Michael Watson, P.A.-C.Knoxville, TN 379171942249511
Common questions
What is Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881970044, issued on Nov 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4711 Centerline Dr Ste 100, Knoxville, TN, 37917. Phone: (865) 647-3260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2336, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C had 7,156 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Ryan Pivonka, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.