NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James A. Rigell, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Knoxville, TN

James A. Rigell, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255657789, issued on Apr 8, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee MD52995, 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
1255657789
Name
James A. Rigell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD52995 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7610 Gleason Dr Ste 302, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone
(865) 539-2221
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
Q014973 TN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7610 Gleason Dr Ste 302

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

  1. Ginger Lovingood, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1780900373
  2. Julia Wood, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1245435825

Verify James A. Rigell 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. James Rigell2,143
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam138 claims
  2. Alprazolam127 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl126 claims
  4. Clozapine121 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate108 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl99 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: $898.63

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Rigell$898.63
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

James A. Rigell among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

James A. Rigell, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Burnside, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191043231319
  2. Kenneth Carpenter, MDKnoxville, TN 379191427169929
  3. Lane Cook, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191174509590
  4. Jerry Embry, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191427184696
  5. Otilia Faget, MDKnoxville, TN 379191780651521
  6. Gregory Gass, MDKnoxville, TN 379191699733113
  7. Edwin Jones, M.D., PH.D.Knoxville, TN 379191740398684
  8. James Kennedy, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191780698985

Common questions

What is James A. Rigell, M.D.'s NPI number?

James A. Rigell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255657789, issued on Apr 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James A. Rigell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7610 Gleason Dr Ste 302, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 539-2221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James A. Rigell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD52995, 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 A. Rigell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James A. Rigell, M.D. had 2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.