Derek Wakefield, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Derek Wakefield, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164124541, issued on Mar 20, 2023. Check the license (Tennessee 7048, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Wakefield
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 7048 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1208 Merchant Dr, Knoxville, TN 37912
- Phone
- (865) 688-2522
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 908-2097
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Wakefield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
291 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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.
Derek Wakefield among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Derek Wakefield, DO is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2023, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
244 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 244 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Derek Wakefield, DO's NPI number?
Derek Wakefield, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164124541, issued on Mar 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Wakefield, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1208 Merchant Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37912. Phone: (865) 688-2522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Wakefield, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7048, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Wakefield, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Wakefield, DO had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.