Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ooltewah, TN
Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and NPI 1841581865, issued on Apr 25, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 50851, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karisten Rochelle Djernes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 50851 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6059 Arbury Way, Ooltewah, TN 37363
- Phone
- (423) 238-8880
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 238-8881
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140916000607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6059 Arbury Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karisten Rochelle Djernes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,164 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 265 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Gabapentin235 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate206 claims
- Lisinopril179 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: $597.92
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karisten Rochelle Djernes among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician 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 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ooltewah
They are 20 of the 371 NPPES records with a practice address in Ooltewah, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841581865, issued on Apr 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6059 Arbury Way, Ooltewah, TN, 37363. Phone: (423) 238-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 50851, 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 Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karisten Rochelle Djernes, M.D. had 7,164 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.