NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN

Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1225419823, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 0000065625, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1225419823
Name
Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
0000065625 TN
036.151178 IL
8779 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1924 Alcoa Hwy Ste 220, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 305-8040
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220825000834); 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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Verify Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Daniel Galvez Lima34
  2. Specialty average260

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,523.69

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was TransMedics, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Galvez Lima$3,523.69
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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. University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN

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

Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima among 32 transplant surgery physician records in Tennessee

Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D. is one of 32 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 18 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 32 transplant surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dan Hale, DOKnoxville, TN 379231215062559
  2. Upasna Bahure, MDMemphis, TN 381041962021493
  3. James Eason, MDMemphis, TN 381041952368003
  4. Peter Horton, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041942452073
  5. Nosratollah Nezakatgoo, MDMemphis, TN 381321326004177
  6. Santiago Vera, MDMemphis, TN 381321053377820
  7. Martin Strueber, MDGermantown, TN 381381841695632
  8. Alan Koffron, MDChattanooga, TN 374041124056726

Common questions

What is Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D.'s NPI number?

Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225419823, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy Ste 220, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000065625, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel Alejandro Ignacio Galvez Lima, 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.

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