James Yates, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
James Yates, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1487655098, issued on Aug 4, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 8726, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Yates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 8726 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Phone
- (865) 544-0406
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 544-0480
- Medicaid ID
- 3155939 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2018 Western Ave
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- Mykenzi Allison, MAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427948710
Verify James Yates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8726Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Digoxin12 claims
- Metolazone11 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: $16.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mindray DS USA, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 Yates among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
James Yates, M.D. is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gayathri Baljepally, MDKnoxville, TN 379201861586109
- Matt Chua, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201649419029
- Tyler Coombes, MDKnoxville, TN 379201649730813
- Jerry Crook, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740316959
- Janet Eichholz, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201689829590
- Anne Kassira, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201174780951
- Joseph Liu, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201750382362
- David Perkel, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201699098616
Common questions
What is James Yates, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Yates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487655098, issued on Aug 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Yates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2018 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37921. Phone: (865) 544-0406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Yates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 8726, 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 Yates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Yates, M.D. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.