Kim Zahnke, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN
Kim Zahnke, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1033157284, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD39378, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kim Zahnke
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD39378 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 857-5907
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 857-5904
- Medicaid IDs
- 3333284 TN
3333285 TN
1033157284 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050826000675); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kim Zahnke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD39378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,523 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride157 claims
- Carvedilol63 claims
- Losartan Potassium60 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium59 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er58 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide53 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Apogee Medical Group Tennessee PCWinchester, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kim Zahnke among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Kim Zahnke, M.D. 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 57 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Kim Zahnke, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kim Zahnke, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033157284, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kim Zahnke, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 857-5907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kim Zahnke, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD39378, 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 Kim Zahnke, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kim Zahnke, M.D. had 1,523 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kim Zahnke, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.