Ikuyo Imayama, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Ikuyo Imayama, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1205253887, issued on Mar 21, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 70556, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ikuyo Imayama
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 70556 TN
036139811 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6473 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-8841
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 588-8841
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240826001824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6473 Kingston Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Butler, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1245259605
- Shannon Byrd, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1265477400
- Cherish Chambers, P.A.Physician Assistant1033383336
- Corey Cudzilo, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1003012022
Verify Ikuyo Imayama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 70556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $144.55
2 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 3 group practices
- Covenant Medical Group IncKnoxville, TN
- Statcare Inpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
- Statcare Outpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ikuyo Imayama among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Ikuyo Imayama, 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 2014, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Paul Banick, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191114941770
- Michael Brunson, MDKnoxville, TN 379191679500102
- Shannon Byrd, MDKnoxville, TN 379191265477400
- Jesse Doers, MDKnoxville, TN 379191467498097
- Ronald Estes, MDKnoxville, TN 379191366487449
- Bruce Henschen, MDKnoxville, TN 379191962448514
- Phillip Nichols, MDKnoxville, TN 379191639115496
- Andrews Paul, MDKnoxville, TN 379191780656249
Common questions
What is Ikuyo Imayama, MD's NPI number?
Ikuyo Imayama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205253887, issued on Mar 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ikuyo Imayama, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6473 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 588-8841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ikuyo Imayama, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 70556, 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 Ikuyo Imayama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ikuyo Imayama, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ikuyo Imayama, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.