NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis E. Koella, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Sewanee, TN

Louis E. Koella, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sewanee, Tennessee, and NPI 1740250471, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 34975, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740250471
Name
Louis E. Koella
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
34975 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1314 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37375
Phone
(931) 598-5648
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 598-9984
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000369); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1314 University Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Catherine Martin, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1730182122
  2. Matthew Petrilla, DOFamily Medicine Physician1811967532
  3. Anne Sitz, FNP, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1558494872

Verify Louis E. Koella in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

862 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Louis Koella862
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin61 claims
  2. Azithromycin59 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride49 claims
  4. Fluconazole38 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
  6. Dexamethasone19 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: $11.37

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louis Koella$11.37
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Southeastern Physician Services PCJefferson City, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sewanee

They are 3 of the 38 NPPES records with a practice address in Sewanee, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other family medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. Rebecca Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1285383018
  2. Richard Aasheim, M.D.Greeneville, TN1831139005
  3. James Abernathy, MDMorristown, TN1427146539
  4. Julia Abraham, MDKnoxville, TN1417417403
  5. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDSouth Fulton, TN1841936739
  6. Christopher Acker, MDKnoxville, TN1497100564
  7. Martin Acree, M.D.Memphis, TN1043217060
  8. Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
  9. David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN1467463299
  10. Ezra Adams, DOJohnson City, TN1427518562

Common questions

What is Louis E. Koella, MD's NPI number?

Louis E. Koella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740250471, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis E. Koella, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1314 University Ave, Sewanee, TN, 37375. Phone: (931) 598-5648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis E. Koella, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34975, 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 Louis E. Koella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis E. Koella, MD had 862 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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