John F. Kliesch, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN
John F. Kliesch, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1679538326, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD53100, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Kliesch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD53100 TN
15513 MS
2007-01282 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 W Stone Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 230-2420
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 230-2422
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150812009252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John F. Kliesch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD53100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,293 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone134 claims
- Tramadol Hcl90 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate77 claims
- Cefdinir59 claims
- Bupropion Xl46 claims
- Azithromycin43 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: $395.80
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Holston Medical Group PCKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John F. Kliesch among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
John F. Kliesch, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
91 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 91 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is John F. Kliesch, MD's NPI number?
John F. Kliesch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679538326, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Kliesch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 W Stone Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 230-2420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Kliesch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD53100, 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 John F. Kliesch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Kliesch, MD had 2,293 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.