Kenneth Nickle, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Greeneville, TN
Kenneth Nickle, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greeneville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790849081, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 2153, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Nickle
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2153 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 Justis Dr, Greeneville, TN 37745
- Phone
- (423) 783-7965
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 783-7970
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000429); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 555 Justis Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Leslie Henry, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780937763
- Logan Hyatt, PAMedical Physician Assistant1114924222
- Debra Lewis, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1447543970
- Rebecca Lindberg, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679774178
Verify Kenneth Nickle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 2153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,660 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 520 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium349 claims
- Gabapentin315 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen286 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium277 claims
- Omeprazole263 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: $1,215.81
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Nickle among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Kenneth Nickle, DO 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greeneville
They are 36 of the 773 NPPES records with a practice address in Greeneville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Nickle, DO's NPI number?
Kenneth Nickle, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790849081, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Nickle, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Justis Dr, Greeneville, TN, 37745. Phone: (423) 783-7965. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Nickle, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2153, 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 Kenneth Nickle, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Nickle, DO had 9,660 Medicare Part D claims for 445 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.