David W. Drum, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Oak Ridge, TN
David W. Drum, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1942286935, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee PA0168, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David W. Drum
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA0168 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160A W Tennessee Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
- Phone
- (865) 835-3740
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 835-3742
- Medicaid ID
- 1508048 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041123000156); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify David W. Drum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license PA0168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Levofloxacin23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 claims
- Santyl11 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: $332.25
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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 2 group practices
- Hyperbaric Wound Specialists, PLLCOak Ridge, TN
- Innovative Vascular, PLLCLenoir City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
38 physician assistant records list a practice address in Oak Ridge
They are 38 of the 904 NPPES records with a practice address in Oak Ridge, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 38 in Oak Ridge → All 3,055 in Tennessee → Every provider in Oak Ridge →
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- Marina Abraham, PA-CNashville, TN1316696370
- Merielle AbreuThompsons Station, TN1467048876
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Common questions
What is David W. Drum, PA-C's NPI number?
David W. Drum, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942286935, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David W. Drum, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160A W Tennessee Ave, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (865) 835-3740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David W. Drum, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA0168, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David W. Drum, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David W. Drum, PA-C had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.