James Kirk Bass
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
James Kirk Bass is a neonatal-perinatal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1114979150, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 42515, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kirk Bass
- Primary taxonomy
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician 2080N0001X
- License number
- 42515 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1930 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 582-3111
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 305-5857
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records → All 177 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1930 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Zachary Bulmanski, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609131473
- Tara Burnette, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1629089040
- Nicholas Cakmes, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1154771806
- Sarah Campbell, PAPhysician Assistant1609032648
Verify James Kirk Bass in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average neonatal-perinatal medicine physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 33 among the 189 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $598.87
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 875 providers of this specialty with any payment received $849.08 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.
James Kirk Bass among 177 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in Tennessee
James Kirk Bass is one of 177 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 13% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080N0001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 177 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 177 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tara Burnette, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201629089040
- Courtney Gutman, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201538362520
- Keri Lattimore, MDKnoxville, TN 379201740395821
- Stephanie Lynema, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201932305448
- Stephanie Mayfield, NNPKnoxville, TN 379201396930673
- John Meadows, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201558524504
- Sandor Nagy, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201508870981
- Terence Kothe, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379211184914285
Common questions
What is James Kirk Bass's NPI number?
James Kirk Bass's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114979150, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kirk Bass located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1930 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 582-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kirk Bass's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42515, 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 James Kirk Bass prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kirk Bass had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among neonatal-perinatal medicine physician prescribers was 33. 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.