Kendra S. Hendon, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Kendra S. Hendon, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1538169305, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD000036173, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kendra S. Hendon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD000036173 TN
01057279 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Park 40 North Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 692-3462
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 692-3463
- Medicaid ID
- 200425700A IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 266 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 320 Park 40 North Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashton Breithaupt, DONephrology Physician1366896334
- Daniela Ilioska, MDNephrology Physician1518084656
- Tori Martin, APNNurse Practitioner1134745755
- Brian Savage, MDNephrology Physician1043217334
- Kristi Wells, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861054272
- Erik Wendland, DONephrology Physician1891962445
Verify Kendra S. Hendon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD000036173Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,443 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate91 claims
- Bumetanide83 claims
- Spironolactone73 claims
- Losartan Potassium71 claims
- Velphoro68 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl58 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $101.21
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Knoxville Kidney Center, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kendra S. Hendon among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Kendra S. Hendon, M.D. is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashton Breithaupt, DOKnoxville, TN 379231366896334
- Daniela Ilioska, MDKnoxville, TN 379231518084656
- Brian Savage, MDKnoxville, TN 379231043217334
- Erik Wendland, DOKnoxville, TN 379231891962445
- Paul Serrell, MDKnoxville, TN 379211407849649
- Wala Abusalah, MDKnoxville, TN 379201578034161
- Ritu Khanna, MD 47959Knoxville, TN 379201619139383
- Thomas Miller, MDKnoxville, TN 379201013900273
Common questions
What is Kendra S. Hendon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kendra S. Hendon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538169305, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kendra S. Hendon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Park 40 North Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 692-3462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kendra S. Hendon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD000036173, 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 Kendra S. Hendon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kendra S. Hendon, M.D. had 1,443 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kendra S. Hendon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.