NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Makayla Renee Kirkendall

Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN

Makayla Renee Kirkendall is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164209417, issued on Sep 11, 2023. Check the license (Tennessee 5735, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1164209417
Name
Makayla Renee Kirkendall
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
5735 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste 260, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 305-6955
Enumerated
Sep 11, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231123000078); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste 260

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

  1. Kimberly Linden, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1205212230

Verify Makayla Renee Kirkendall in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

105 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Makayla Kirkendall105
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate25 claims
  2. Furosemide14 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: $76.28

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cgg Medical Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Makayla Kirkendall$76.28
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. West Florida Cardiology Network, LLCInverness, FL

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

Makayla Renee Kirkendall among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee

Makayla Renee Kirkendall is one of 3,055 physician assistant 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 2023, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 74% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

399 physician assistant records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 399 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Blazer, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201861439648
  2. Jo Ann Bridges, PAKnoxville, TN 379201932154473
  3. Sarah Campbell, PAKnoxville, TN 379201609032648
  4. James Deweese, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201578539987
  5. Gregory Finch, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201821377318
  6. Charles Haney, PAKnoxville, TN 379201831117514
  7. Rachel Martin, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201225320765
  8. Michael Nowak, PAKnoxville, TN 379201811991359

Common questions

What is Makayla Renee Kirkendall's NPI number?

Makayla Renee Kirkendall's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164209417, issued on Sep 11, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Makayla Renee Kirkendall located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste 260, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-6955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Makayla Renee Kirkendall's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5735, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Makayla Renee Kirkendall prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Makayla Renee Kirkendall had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.