NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth William Christenberry, MD

Specialist · Knoxville, TN

Kenneth William Christenberry, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1780783860, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD5549, 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
1780783860
Name
Kenneth William Christenberry
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD5549 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1318 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 522-5155
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 522-5157
Medicaid ID
3375360 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051021000424); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1966
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

1,786 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Christenberry1,786
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone334 claims
  2. Azithromycin299 claims
  3. Cephalexin191 claims
  4. Cefdinir160 claims
  5. Fluconazole131 claims
  6. Amoxicillin94 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): 0 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Kenneth William Christenberry among 672 specialist records in Tennessee

Kenneth William Christenberry, MD is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated1966 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Tennessee

There are 672 specialist records in Tennessee.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yaqub Ali, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161801893771
  2. Clarisa Cuevas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161215922547
  3. Susan Flynt, SR. PSYCH. EXAMINERKnoxville, TN 379161386713493
  4. Alden Gardner, SR. PSYCH EXAMINERKnoxville, TN 379161598834624
  5. Amanda Hagie, OTR/LKnoxville, TN 379161164689261
  6. Francisco Moreno, MDKnoxville, TN 379161861447054
  7. Naseemul Siddiqi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161104823079
  8. Anne Teasley, M.S., SPEKnoxville, TN 379161366505356

Common questions

What is Kenneth William Christenberry, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth William Christenberry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780783860, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth William Christenberry, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1318 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 522-5155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth William Christenberry, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD5549, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kenneth William Christenberry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth William Christenberry, MD had 1,786 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth William Christenberry, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.