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.
- 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
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Verify Kenneth William Christenberry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD5549Check 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% 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.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone334 claims
- Azithromycin299 claims
- Cephalexin191 claims
- Cefdinir160 claims
- Fluconazole131 claims
- 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.
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.
All 672 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yaqub Ali, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161801893771
- Clarisa Cuevas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161215922547
- Susan Flynt, SR. PSYCH. EXAMINERKnoxville, TN 379161386713493
- Alden Gardner, SR. PSYCH EXAMINERKnoxville, TN 379161598834624
- Amanda Hagie, OTR/LKnoxville, TN 379161164689261
- Francisco Moreno, MDKnoxville, TN 379161861447054
- Naseemul Siddiqi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161104823079
- 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.