NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth C. Reese, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN

Kenneth C. Reese, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1396780516, issued on Jun 19, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 23978, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396780516
Name
Kenneth C. Reese
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
23978 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 577-9247
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3071267 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050829000260); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1986
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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Also registered at 2001 Laurel Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  6. Gerald Borrelli, M.D.Nephrology Physician1871599084

Verify Kenneth C. Reese in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

13,331 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 211 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Reese13,331
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate690 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium605 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium552 claims
  4. Omeprazole429 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium333 claims
  6. Lisinopril305 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: $897.69

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Reese$897.69
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. 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 C. Reese among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Kenneth C. Reese, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

237 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 237 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashok Bhandari, MDKnoxville, TN 379161083671648
  2. John Cooper, MDKnoxville, TN 379161336183763
  3. Jeffrey Douglas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161023055290
  4. James Ferguson, MDKnoxville, TN 379161346284767
  5. Randolph Lowry, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161649371089
  6. Gerald Mancebo, MDKnoxville, TN 379161700820131
  7. Anthony Morton, MDKnoxville, TN 379161578504478
  8. Michael Passarello, MDKnoxville, TN 379161487695383

Common questions

What is Kenneth C. Reese, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth C. Reese, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396780516, issued on Jun 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth C. Reese, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 577-9247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth C. Reese, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 23978, 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 C. Reese, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth C. Reese, MD had 13,331 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.