NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D.

Urology Physician · Knoxville, TN

Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1497755458, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000024828, 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
1497755458
Name
Jeff E. Flickinger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
MD0000024828 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 331-9000
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 331-7000
Medicaid ID
3813049 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000050); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1991
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 2001 Laurel Ave

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

  1. Steven Addonizio, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1184604811
  2. Timothy Alder, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1922207059
  3. Yaqub Ali, M.D.Specialist1801893771
  4. Sheri Armstrong, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1669401196
  5. Sung Yong Bae, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043443997
  6. Gerald Borrelli, M.D.Nephrology Physician1871599084

Verify Jeff E. Flickinger 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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

2,515 Medicare Part D claims for 797 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jeff Flickinger2,515
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl635 claims
  2. Finasteride358 claims
  3. Cephalexin303 claims
  4. Cefdinir127 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim92 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl85 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. 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. Jeff Flickinger$15.37
  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 2 group practices

  1. Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsAlcoa, TN
  2. Covenant Medical Group IncLoudon, TN

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

Jeff E. Flickinger among 289 urology physician records in Tennessee

Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 185 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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. James Hitch, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161598765547
  2. William Muse, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161790785749
  3. John-Paul Newport, MDKnoxville, TN 379161891940904
  4. Renee Quillin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161194988436
  5. Edward Tieng, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161184624140
  6. Arthur Klein, MDKnoxville, TN 379181245236579
  7. Regula Doggweiler, MDKnoxville, TN 379201508833799
  8. Paul Hatcher, MDKnoxville, TN 379201790858454

Common questions

What is Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497755458, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 331-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000024828, 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 Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D. had 2,515 Medicare Part D claims for 797 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jeff E. Flickinger, M.D.'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.