Kent A. Grotefendt, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ooltewah, TN
Kent A. Grotefendt, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and NPI 1467439026, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 27518, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent A. Grotefendt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 27518 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6401 Mountain View Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363
- Phone
- (423) 495-5951
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 495-5999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6401 Mountain View Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Bates, DOFamily Medicine Physician1073552121
- Mark Crago, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093791410
- Madeline Grotefendt, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1912176280
- James Hedden, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376520932
- Bruce Johnson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619954575
- Julie Munson-Jackson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952328874
Verify Kent A. Grotefendt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,160 Medicare Part D claims for 699 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 527 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium693 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate448 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium438 claims
- Gabapentin396 claims
- Omeprazole338 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 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): 94.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,367.33
131 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent A. Grotefendt among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Kent A. Grotefendt, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ooltewah
They are 20 of the 371 NPPES records with a practice address in Ooltewah, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Ooltewah → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bates, DOOoltewah, TN 373631073552121
- Hannah Bujak, MDOoltewah, TN 373631710090972
- James Carsten, MDOoltewah, TN 373631194756023
- Mark Crago, M.D.Ooltewah, TN 373631093791410
- Susan Gouge, DOOoltewah, TN 373631972537512
- James Hedden, MDOoltewah, TN 373631376520932
- Bruce Johnson, MDOoltewah, TN 373631619954575
- Julie Munson-Jackson, MDOoltewah, TN 373631952328874
Common questions
What is Kent A. Grotefendt, MD's NPI number?
Kent A. Grotefendt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467439026, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent A. Grotefendt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6401 Mountain View Road, Ooltewah, TN, 37363. Phone: (423) 495-5951. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent A. Grotefendt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27518, 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 Kent A. Grotefendt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent A. Grotefendt, MD had 14,160 Medicare Part D claims for 699 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent A. Grotefendt, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.