NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1477636033 MD
Verify on CMS → Elliott Kanner, MD
Ophthalmology Physician in Memphis, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 627 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
62%
generic claims · 38% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$552.99
18 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Elliott Kanner, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 4,879 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 62%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Elliott Kanner, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1477636033), first enumerated 10/24/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 4,879 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$552.99 in reported industry payments (18 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1477636033 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1477636033
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 4,879
- BOOK-THIN 383 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-ENUM Sylvia Kodsi, MD · 2006
Elliott Kanner, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
4,879 ≥ 93rd percentile 93% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Elliott Kanner, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Elliott Kanner, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
4,879 227% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1477636033 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/24/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Elliott Kanner, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
UT Medical Group Inc
Memphis, TN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Elliott Kanner, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$553
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Elliott Kanner, MD - brand share 38.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
38% brand-name claims vs 62% generic, on 4,879 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
4,879
Total Claims
$640K
Total Drug Cost
627
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 9,614.634
- Total Day Supply
- 281,003
- Brand vs Generic
- 38% brand / 62% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $550K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $91K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.36
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 54, 65-74: 243, 75-84: 234, 85+: 96
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Elliott Kanner, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
962 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
579 claims
- Timolol Maleate
Timolol Maleate
541 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate
Brimonidine Tartrate
497 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl 360
Dorzolamide Hcl
360 claims
- Lumigan 320
Lumigan
320 claims
- Combigan 256
Combigan
256 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 178
Prednisolone Acetate
178 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 962 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 579 |
| Timolol Maleate | 541 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 497 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 360 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 320 |
| Combigan Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 256 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 178 |
| Vyzulta Latanoprostene Bunod | 166 |
| Travoprost | 161 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Elliott Kanner, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
Elliott Kanner, MD's 4,879 claims are above the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kanner, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kanner.
One of 383 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Brent Aebi
M.D.
Bristol, TN
Khandaker Ahad
Murfreesboro, TN
Dr. Harold Akin
MD
Murfreesboro, TN
Dr. Nancy Alison
M.D.
Johnson City, TN
Dr. Mitchell Allphin
MD
Nashville, TN
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Elliott Kanner, MD's specialty? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Memphis, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
How much does Elliott Kanner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Elliott Kanner, MD wrote 4,879 Medicare Part D claims totaling $640K in drug costs for 627 beneficiaries.
What is Elliott Kanner, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Elliott Kanner, MD located? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD is located at 930 MADISON AVE STE 200, Memphis, TN, 38103. Phone: (901) 448-6650.
What is Elliott Kanner, MD's NPI number? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477636033, issued on 10/24/2006.
Does Elliott Kanner, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD's prescribing is 38% brand-name and 62% generic drugs by claim count, with $550K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Elliott Kanner, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Elliott Kanner, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Timolol Maleate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Elliott Kanner, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,879 Part D claims and 627 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Elliott Kanner, MD's credentials? ▼
Elliott Kanner, MD's NPI is 1477636033 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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