John Franklin Murchison, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Knoxville, TN
John Franklin Murchison, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1003898289, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD25105, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Franklin Murchison
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- MD25105 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4528 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 579-3920
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 579-3963
- Medicaid ID
- 3080423 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100329000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Franklin Murchison in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD25105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
2,703 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost854 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate509 claims
- Ofloxacin260 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate227 claims
- Timolol Maleate227 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth128 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $675.68
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Baptist Eye Surgeons, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 5 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Tennessee.
All 5 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 4 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Bodenheimer, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201598747875
- Irina De La Huerta, MD PHDNashville, TN 372321992068951
- Donald Jones, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031497281943
- Matthew Hartman, MDFranklin, TN 370671063891216
Common questions
What is John Franklin Murchison, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Franklin Murchison, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003898289, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Franklin Murchison, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4528 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 579-3920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Franklin Murchison, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD25105, 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 Franklin Murchison, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Franklin Murchison, M.D. had 2,703 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Franklin Murchison, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.