John Murray, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Knoxville, TN
John Murray, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1730614736, issued on Apr 27, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 68605, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Murray
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 68605 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E260, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (653) 056-9558
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230912000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E260
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennie Clark, PA CSurgical Physician Assistant1114910247
- Cody Fields, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1437634680
- Merideth Geib, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1023671716
- Mary GentryFamily Nurse Practitioner1578009486
- Kristen Price, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1871917989
- Lauren WhiteNurse Practitioner1851247720
Verify John Murray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin24 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl19 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: $782.42
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Murray among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
John Murray, M.D. is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raymond Dieter, MDKnoxville, TN 379201063405603
- Thomas Gaines, MDKnoxville, TN 379201447243068
- Merideth Geib, MDKnoxville, TN 379201023671716
- Christina Glenn, MDKnoxville, TN 379201609188754
- Sean Jordan, MDKnoxville, TN 379201679835268
- Kimberly Linden, MDKnoxville, TN 379201205212230
- John Mack, MDKnoxville, TN 379201962495358
- Christian Probst, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201023337136
Common questions
What is John Murray, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Murray, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730614736, issued on Apr 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Murray, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E260, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (653) 056-9558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Murray, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68605, 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 Murray, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Murray, M.D. had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.