Kristina L. Needham, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Kristina L. Needham, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1295385300, issued on Sep 19, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 25499, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina L. Needham
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 25499 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9320 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 373-7100
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- Q052802 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191118000409); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina L. Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 25499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,415 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis308 claims
- Clopidogrel262 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate259 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium245 claims
- Carvedilol213 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate199 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Covenant Medical Group IncKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina L. Needham among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Kristina L. Needham, NP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Kristina L. Needham, NP-C's NPI number?
Kristina L. Needham, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295385300, issued on Sep 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina L. Needham, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9320 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 373-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina L. Needham, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 25499, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristina L. Needham, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina L. Needham, NP-C had 3,415 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.