Francisco J. Soto, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Francisco J. Soto, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1356395255, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 55964, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francisco J. Soto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 55964 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E210, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 524-7471
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 305-6563
- Medicaid IDs
- 34202400 WI
Q029587 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171028000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 359 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benjamin Bevill, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1235491408
- Isaac Biney, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1780939751
- John Callison, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1528115334
- Janey Chrisman, NPNurse Practitioner1700242088
- Matthew Hicks, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1508307646
- Enambir Josan, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1013399575
Verify Francisco J. Soto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 55964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
950 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Torsemide166 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er116 claims
- Tadalafil113 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta92 claims
- Opsumit88 claims
- Potassium Chloride63 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $256.86
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francisco J. Soto among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Francisco J. Soto, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Bevill, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201235491408
- Paul Branca, MDKnoxville, TN 379201700893252
- Seth Brant, MDKnoxville, TN 379201841407939
- John Callison, MDKnoxville, TN 379201528115334
- Rajiv Dhand, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538118872
- Tina Dudney, MDKnoxville, TN 379201285641746
- Jason Green, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201154609923
- Arnold Hudson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201770555229
Common questions
What is Francisco J. Soto, MD's NPI number?
Francisco J. Soto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356395255, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francisco J. Soto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E210, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 524-7471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francisco J. Soto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55964, 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 Francisco J. Soto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francisco J. Soto, MD had 950 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francisco J. Soto, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.