NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN

Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881060168, issued on Aug 20, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 20294, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881060168
Name
Franklin Ryan Farmer
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
20294 TN
APN20294 TN
0024188719 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 Highland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 633-0353
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2026
Medicaid ID
Q026234 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170324002184); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Franklin Ryan Farmer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 20294    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

866 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Franklin Farmer866
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone603 claims
  2. Suboxone47 claims
  3. Clonazepam25 claims
  4. Prednisone23 claims
  5. Azithromycin20 claims
  6. Amoxicillin18 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: $227.53

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Franklin Farmer$227.53
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Chuc, LLCAlcoa, TN
  2. Crossroads Treatment Centers OF Tennessee, PCKnoxville, TN
  3. Revida Recovery Centers PCKnoxville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Franklin Ryan Farmer among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

275 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 275 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kendra Bellamy, FNPKnoxville, TN 379161588690697
  2. Julie Bliss, MSN, ANPKnoxville, TN 379161720183916
  3. Maureen Cadmus, MSN APN RNKnoxville, TN 379161104811678
  4. Lauren Clevenger, N.P.Knoxville, TN 379161932136066
  5. Carol Crye, NPKnoxville, TN 379161538101209
  6. Ashley Daves, FNPKnoxville, TN 379161366498099
  7. Jeannette Groschel-Snead, NPKnoxville, TN 379161730460262
  8. Lorna Keeton, P.N.P.Knoxville, TN 379161558399758

Common questions

What is Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN's NPI number?

Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881060168, issued on Aug 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Highland Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 633-0353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20294, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Franklin Ryan Farmer, APN had 866 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.