Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1578530275, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD36487, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Earl Spencer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD36487 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12600 Woodcove LN, Knoxville, TN 37922
- Phone
- (865) 216-6860
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 3876134 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100128000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edwin Earl Spencer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD36487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
632 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium201 claims
- Ondansetron Odt97 claims
- Cephalexin79 claims
- Amoxicillin51 claims
- Celecoxib42 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $268,323.83
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsAlcoa, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edwin Earl Spencer among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Carlson, MDKnoxville, TN 379221376529016
- John Crawford, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221790760015
- Austin Davidson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221598185092
- Joseph Defiore, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221427025220
- George Holloway, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221154390136
- Luke Madigan, MDKnoxville, TN 379221942259569
- James Maguire, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221649247966
- William McPeake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221750358057
Common questions
What is Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578530275, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12600 Woodcove LN, Knoxville, TN, 37922. Phone: (865) 216-6860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD36487, 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 Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D. had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edwin Earl Spencer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.