Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD
Specialist · Sevierville, TN
Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Sevierville, Tennessee, and NPI 1770536336, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000028080, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD0000028080 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 Forks OF The River Pkwy, Sevierville, TN 37862
- Phone
- (865) 908-2838
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 908-6179
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 215 Forks OF The River Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD0000028080Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
365 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam103 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl73 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone56 claims
- Diazepam42 claims
- Suboxone42 claims
- Gabapentin25 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: $21.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn 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.
Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD 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 fileNo · 20% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
All 672 in Tennessee → Every provider in Sevierville → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Liddell, MD, PHDSevierville, TN 378621578547758
- James Smith, ATC/LPigeon Forge, TN 378631881602506
- Ramon Villanueva, M.D.Sweetwater, TN 378741790897411
- Leon Bogartz, M.D.,Powell, TN 378491477583268
- Jay Gates, M.D.Powell, TN 378491548203276
- Rubin Prater, MDOak Ridge, TN 378311215266135
- Pamela Bullock, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301295745024
- Elaine Bunick, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301750586343
Common questions
What is Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD's NPI number?
Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770536336, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 Forks OF The River Pkwy, Sevierville, TN, 37862. Phone: (865) 908-2838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000028080, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald 'Charles' Ned Weckesser, MD had 365 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.