Francis P. Lebuffe, MD
Specialist · Knoxville, TN
Francis P. Lebuffe, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1346200532, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 24540, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis P. Lebuffe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 24540 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3101 Essary Dr, Knoxville, TN 37918
- Phone
- (865) 522-5779
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 522-5780
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050810000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1971
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis P. Lebuffe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 24540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Knoxville Hma Physician Management, LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis P. Lebuffe among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Francis P. Lebuffe, 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 fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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
- Judith Kinzy, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379181770508608
- Diana OflynneKnoxville, TN 379181083027015
- William Black, MDKnoxville, TN 379171811999774
- Mary BlytheKnoxville, TN 379171699237271
- Robin Ferguson, IBCLCKnoxville, TN 379171265649016
- Barry Frame, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379171134214927
- Blakely GeamesKnoxville, TN 379191306495569
- David Gossage, MDKnoxville, TN 379191518952548
Common questions
What is Francis P. Lebuffe, MD's NPI number?
Francis P. Lebuffe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346200532, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis P. Lebuffe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 Essary Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37918. Phone: (865) 522-5779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis P. Lebuffe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24540, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Francis P. Lebuffe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100. 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.