Kent L. Sauter, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Kent L. Sauter, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679510424, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 38399, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent L. Sauter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 38399 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 524-1869
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 544-6533
- Medicaid IDs
- 3898097 TN
Q012244 TN - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 191 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1932 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Todd Abel, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1518946615
- Mallory Allen, PANurse Practitioner1588925895
- Morgan Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1063821908
- Nicholas Baloga, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1366764276
- Malcolm Blair, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831818756
- Reagan Bollig, MDSurgery Physician1598949232
Verify Kent L. Sauter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38399Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam13 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: $20.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Kent L. Sauter among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Kent L. Sauter, MD is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Abel, MDKnoxville, TN 379201518946615
- Megan Breckenkamp, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201184380784
- Nathaniel Ellens, MDKnoxville, TN 379201265939524
- Jacob Gallaher, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201063006922
- Christopher Gallati, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201649448713
- Carter Gerard, MDKnoxville, TN 379201336450105
- James Killeffer, MDKnoxville, TN 379201851333728
- Dakota Roysdon, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201417653304
Common questions
What is Kent L. Sauter, MD's NPI number?
Kent L. Sauter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679510424, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent L. Sauter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 524-1869. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent L. Sauter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 38399, 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 L. Sauter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent L. Sauter, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.