Joel Bryan Ragland, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Joel Bryan Ragland, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1386633402, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD25341, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Bryan Ragland
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD25341 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9314 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 694-0577
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 694-4720
- Medicaid ID
- 3085988 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9314 Park West Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandy Altizer, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1386628782
- Margaret Anthony, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306820683
- Sean Blanton, PAPhysician Assistant1992047187
- David Hauge, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1417946559
- Steven Sanders, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1568452506
- Mitchell Weiss, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1316902687
Verify Joel Bryan Ragland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD25341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Gabapentin11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $69.15
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Joel Bryan Ragland among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Joel Bryan Ragland, MD is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Albea, MDKnoxville, TN 379231548259906
- Stephanie Coffman, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231154852671
- David Hauge, MDKnoxville, TN 379231417946559
- Leonardo Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231598744484
- Steven Sanders, MDKnoxville, TN 379231568452506
- Todd Abel, MDKnoxville, TN 379201518946615
- Megan Breckenkamp, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201184380784
- Nathaniel Ellens, MDKnoxville, TN 379201265939524
Common questions
What is Joel Bryan Ragland, MD's NPI number?
Joel Bryan Ragland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386633402, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Bryan Ragland, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9314 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 694-0577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Bryan Ragland, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD25341, 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 Joel Bryan Ragland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Bryan Ragland, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Bryan Ragland, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.