NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karee White Ruth, APN

Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Karee White Ruth, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1710378534, issued on Feb 16, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 19643, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710378534
Name
Karee White Ruth
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
19643 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
Feb 16, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 588-5126
Medicaid ID
Q074225 TN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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

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  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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Karee Ruth212
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole50 claims
  2. Famotidine40 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium32 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): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $78.12

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karee Ruth$78.12
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karee White Ruth among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Karee White Ruth, APN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner 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 2015, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

275 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 275 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Denise Anderson, NPKnoxville, TN 379091396735288
  2. Pamela Brown, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091528053022
  3. Gary Crotty, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091629010392
  4. Darrell Dobbins, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091821082348
  5. Robert Hawkins, N.P.Knoxville, TN 379091013968775
  6. Amanda Lentz, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091487652764
  7. Donna Lephew, NPKnoxville, TN 379091992740070
  8. Kristin Mix, FNP, APMHNPKnoxville, TN 379091730173261

Common questions

What is Karee White Ruth, APN's NPI number?

Karee White Ruth, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710378534, issued on Feb 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karee White Ruth, APN 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 Karee White Ruth, APN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 19643, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karee White Ruth, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karee White Ruth, APN had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karee White Ruth, APN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.