Hima B. Kona, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Cookeville, TN
Hima B. Kona, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1982800603, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000045979, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hima B. Kona
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD0000045979 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-2143
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 783-2152
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100186670 KY
1520060 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000676); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 359 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 145 W 4TH St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gail Cook, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1346524279
- Pamela Dobbs, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053416156
- Mary Lou Fornehed, ACNP, BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1083647275
- Randy Gaw, MDNeurology Physician1669406500
- Bernadette Hee, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1902839806
- David Henson, M.D.Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1801899224
Verify Hima B. Kona in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000045979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
6,283 Medicare Part D claims for 1,038 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,176 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta650 claims
- Montelukast Sodium626 claims
- Azithromycin364 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate364 claims
- Prednisone310 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): 81.3 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: $1,805.67
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- TN Lung And Sleep Center LLCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hima B. Kona among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Hima B. Kona, 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Cookeville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernadette Hee, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011902839806
- Douglas Kane, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011659306611
- Gowthami Kobbari, MDCookeville, TN 385011376061226
- Vijay Rupanagudi, MDCookeville, TN 385011649290404
- Luis Urbina, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011609855063
- Louis Vossel, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011609969294
- Jon Freels, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011336200385
- John Jensen, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011124246681
Common questions
What is Hima B. Kona, MD's NPI number?
Hima B. Kona, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982800603, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hima B. Kona, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-2143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hima B. Kona, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000045979, 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 Hima B. Kona, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hima B. Kona, MD had 6,283 Medicare Part D claims for 1,038 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hima B. Kona, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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.