Earl Edward Breazeale, MD
Specialist · Knoxville, TN
Earl Edward Breazeale, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1487649422, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD27172, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earl Edward Breazeale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD27172 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2068 Lakeside Centre Way, Knoxville, TN 37922
- Phone
- (865) 342-0300
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 342-0301
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Earl Edward Breazeale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD27172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Promethazine Hcl26 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: $1,047.64
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. 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.
Earl Edward Breazeale among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Earl Edward Breazeale, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 20% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Knoxville → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Doody, MD, PH.D.Knoxville, TN 379221750362703
- Caren Gallaher, MDKnoxville, TN 379221063407310
- Kimberly Grande, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221073666335
- Robbie Hakeem, RADONC PHYSICISTKnoxville, TN 379221144529777
- Meredith Overholt, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221801949151
- Russel Rhea, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221841386984
- Jack Scariano, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221255333977
- Edward Workman, MDKnoxville, TN 379221255428231
Common questions
What is Earl Edward Breazeale, MD's NPI number?
Earl Edward Breazeale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487649422, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earl Edward Breazeale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2068 Lakeside Centre Way, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (865) 342-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earl Edward Breazeale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD27172, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Earl Edward Breazeale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earl Edward Breazeale, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.