NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fred Brandon Sammons, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN

Fred Brandon Sammons, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1114338647, issued on May 19, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 3234, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1114338647
Name
Fred Brandon Sammons
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
3234 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone
(865) 584-4747
Enumerated
May 19, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170809003342); accepts 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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Also registered at 1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Pierce Alexander, MDHospitalist Physician1255319067
  2. John Burkhart, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447295688
  3. Breanna Case, PAPhysician Assistant1841788312
  4. Rebecca Chandler, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518497999
  5. Larry Cook, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1942648159
  6. Gary Crotty, FNPNurse Practitioner1629010392

Verify Fred Brandon Sammons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

16,732 Medicare Part D claims for 1,378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fred Sammons16,732
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium985 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium895 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium875 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate654 claims
  5. Lisinopril575 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium541 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: $608.20

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fred Sammons$608.20
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Physiotherapy Associates IncLoudon, TN
  2. Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

Fred Brandon Sammons among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Fred Brandon Sammons, DO is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

237 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 237 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Alley, MDKnoxville, TN 379091295780369
  2. Michael Bernard, MDKnoxville, TN 379091386633949
  3. Richard Coffey, MDKnoxville, TN 379091427085356
  4. Saeed Etezadi-Amoli, MDKnoxville, TN 379091669427142
  5. Carla Gillespie, MDKnoxville, TN 379091295762276
  6. David Jerden, MDKnoxville, TN 379091255376513
  7. Sunil John, MDKnoxville, TN 379091912952177
  8. Joanna King, MDKnoxville, TN 379091154399053

Common questions

What is Fred Brandon Sammons, DO's NPI number?

Fred Brandon Sammons, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114338647, issued on May 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fred Brandon Sammons, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 584-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fred Brandon Sammons, DO's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3234, 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 Fred Brandon Sammons, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fred Brandon Sammons, DO had 16,732 Medicare Part D claims for 1,378 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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.