Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1205222072, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 0000065907, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaela Elise Parnell Blake
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0000065907 TN
20218 NH
35.140892 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1934 Alcoa Hwy # D285, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9620
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220927000056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kaela Elise Parnell Blake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0000065907Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
- Nystatin11 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): 95.7 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: $3,642.84
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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).
Kaela Elise Parnell Blake among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Davis Berry, M.D,Knoxville, TN 379201316380744
- Reagan Bollig, MDKnoxville, TN 379201598949232
- Mark Casillas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201245458082
- James Goodin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497960835
- Miles Landry, MDKnoxville, TN 379201093120958
- Nicole Lee, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538232947
- Gregory Mancini, MDKnoxville, TN 379201548211857
- Matthew Mancini, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201194755454
Common questions
What is Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205222072, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1934 Alcoa Hwy # D285, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000065907, 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 Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.