Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1508945817, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN12198, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristy Vandiver Klena
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN12198 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-8831
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 588-8841
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070606000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristy Vandiver Klena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN12198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
849 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole110 claims
- Eliquis80 claims
- Imatinib Mesylate40 claims
- Prednisone40 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 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): 95.7 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: $4,526.35
233 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristy Vandiver Klena among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP's NPI number?
Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508945817, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 588-8831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN12198, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP had 849 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristy Vandiver Klena, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.