NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Ashland, KY

Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1275010282, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 3012535, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275010282
Name
Curtis Austin Knuckles
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
3012535 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
Phone
(606) 408-4000
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180815001498); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2201 Lexington Ave

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

  1. Syed Abbas, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1336701879
  2. Hassan Abul-Khoudoud, MDHospitalist Physician1033255112
  3. Cheryl Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801861729
  4. Donna Adams, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154381994
  5. Samuel Adams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1225018104
  6. Ashleigh Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225393143

Verify Curtis Austin Knuckles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $80.57

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Curtis Knuckles$80.57
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Kings Daughters Medical Specialties IncAshland, KY

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

Curtis Austin Knuckles among 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Kentucky

Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA is one of 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Ashland

They are 63 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Kentucky.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cheryl Adams, CRNAAshland, KY 411011801861729
  2. Robert Hagan, CRNAAshland, KY 411011912972829
  3. Richard Hardy, CRNAAshland, KY 411011356316384
  4. Arno Keyes, CRNAAshland, KY 411011871568857
  5. James Lemons, CRNAAshland, KY 411011205801198
  6. John Minichan, CRNAAshland, KY 411011619942505
  7. Joshua Monday, CRNAAshland, KY 411011457326456
  8. David Owens, CRNAAshland, KY 411011881669786

Common questions

What is Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA's NPI number?

Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275010282, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 408-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3012535, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Curtis Austin Knuckles, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.