Kent Rinehart, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Kent Rinehart, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083064794, issued on Jun 14, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 65492, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Rinehart
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 65492 TN
7697 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 100, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 690-4861
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2023
- Fax
- (865) 673-8007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220622001213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 60 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick Bolt, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1730197351
- Olivia Drafts, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578376935
- Adam Epps, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1740778919
- Andrew Epps, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033888730
- Bradley Jaquith, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1336448588
- John Lavelle, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1942462494
Verify Kent Rinehart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 65492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 239 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen147 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen62 claims
- Meloxicam44 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $268.55
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Rinehart among 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee
Kent Rinehart, M.D. is one of 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2009 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 60 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Burns, MDKnoxville, TN 379161174508808
- John Harrison, MDKnoxville, TN 379161356326011
- Andrew Harris, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201134566466
- Joshua Moss, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201265655385
- Richard Smith, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201710954789
- Douglas Calhoun, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221770552937
- David Cooper, MDKnoxville, TN 379221215490784
- Kristen Ploetze, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221245644228
Common questions
What is Kent Rinehart, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Rinehart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083064794, issued on Jun 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Rinehart, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 100, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 690-4861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Rinehart, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65492, 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 Rinehart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Rinehart, M.D. had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Rinehart, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.