NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Knoxville, TN

Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1134490527, issued on Jan 18, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 16258, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134490527
Name
Joseph Michael Freeman
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
16258 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone
(865) 588-5121
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2025
Medicaid ID
1527038 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120214000839); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1311 Dowell Springs Blvd

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

  1. Johnny Altawil, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841439270
  2. Shelby Bass, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134926140
  3. Katelyn Bianconi, R.D.Registered Dietitian1740602796
  4. Steven Bindrim, MDGastroenterology Physician1255306072
  5. Joseph Carr, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285339721
  6. Sarkis Chobanian, MDGastroenterology Physician1730114141

Verify Joseph Michael Freeman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $53.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Freeman$53.94
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Blount Memorial Physician Group IncMaryville, TN

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

Joseph Michael Freeman among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist 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 2012, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

384 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 384 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bria Boukovalas, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379091962863621
  2. Andrea KottmeierKnoxville, TN 379091003248857
  3. Kari Newport, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379091124466842
  4. Rebecca Ray, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379091609883008
  5. Rosario Adkins, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161649249657
  6. Beverly Bell, CRNA, MSNA, APNKnoxville, TN 379161598760290
  7. Walter Bracken, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161801865712
  8. Gillie Buffkin, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161801858600

Common questions

What is Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA's NPI number?

Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134490527, issued on Jan 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 588-5121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16258, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Joseph Michael Freeman, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.