NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James M. Bienvenu, MD

Urology Physician · Knoxville, TN

James M. Bienvenu, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1407167018, issued on Jun 29, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 54116, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407167018
Name
James M. Bienvenu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
54116 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1928 Alcoa Hwy Ste B222, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 305-9254
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 305-4589
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160816001412); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2010
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 1928 Alcoa Hwy Ste B222

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

  1. Jonathan Angelle, MDUrology Physician1386059368
  2. Stephanie Carter, APRN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366270761
  3. John Lacy, MDUrology Physician1538487939

Verify James M. Bienvenu 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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,676 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Bienvenu1,676
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl476 claims
  2. Orgovyx222 claims
  3. Finasteride172 claims
  4. Myrbetriq106 claims
  5. Xtandi78 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride Er64 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,984.18

83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Bienvenu$2,984.18
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. University Urology PCKnoxville, TN

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

James M. Bienvenu among 289 urology physician records in Tennessee

James M. Bienvenu, MD is one of 289 urology 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 2010, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 185 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 289 urology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Angelle, MDKnoxville, TN 379201386059368
  2. Regula Doggweiler, MDKnoxville, TN 379201508833799
  3. Paul Hatcher, MDKnoxville, TN 379201790858454
  4. Edward Kim, MDKnoxville, TN 379201316948029
  5. John Lacy, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538487939
  6. Emerson Mounger, MD MEDICAL DOCTORKnoxville, TN 379201679648398
  7. Ryan Pickens, MDKnoxville, TN 379201760639850
  8. Wesley White, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201730353780

Common questions

What is James M. Bienvenu, MD's NPI number?

James M. Bienvenu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407167018, issued on Jun 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James M. Bienvenu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1928 Alcoa Hwy Ste B222, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9254. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James M. Bienvenu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54116, 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 M. Bienvenu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James M. Bienvenu, MD had 1,676 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James M. Bienvenu, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.