Daniel S. Ely, M.D.
Specialist · Knoxville, TN
Daniel S. Ely, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1194744516, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD12755, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel S. Ely
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD12755 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11440 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 288-1548
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 377-1002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040102000674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11440 Parkside Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Daniel S. Ely in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD12755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $191.05
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 2 group practices
- Positively Living IncKnoxville, TN
- University OF TennesseeKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel S. Ely among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Daniel S. Ely, M.D. is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Tennessee
There are 672 specialist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ronald Bryan, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231366615734
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- George Newman, MDKnoxville, TN 379231083616957
- Robert OneillKnoxville, TN 379231457703894
- Manoj TendolkarKnoxville, TN 379231902111784
Common questions
What is Daniel S. Ely, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel S. Ely, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194744516, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel S. Ely, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11440 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 288-1548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel S. Ely, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD12755, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Daniel S. Ely, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel S. Ely, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel S. Ely, 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.