Michael Dean Brunson, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Michael Dean Brunson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679500102, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 27046, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Dean Brunson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 27046 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-8831
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 588-8841
- Medicaid ID
- 3867691 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100223000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Dean Brunson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone54 claims
- Levofloxacin23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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): 76.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $177.16
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Statcare Inpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Dean Brunson among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Michael Dean Brunson, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Banick, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191114941770
- Shannon Byrd, MDKnoxville, TN 379191265477400
- Jesse Doers, MDKnoxville, TN 379191467498097
- Ronald Estes, MDKnoxville, TN 379191366487449
- Bruce Henschen, MDKnoxville, TN 379191962448514
- Phillip Nichols, MDKnoxville, TN 379191639115496
- Andrews Paul, MDKnoxville, TN 379191780656249
- James Pharaoh, MDKnoxville, TN 379191578535043
Common questions
What is Michael Dean Brunson, MD's NPI number?
Michael Dean Brunson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679500102, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Dean Brunson, MD 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 Michael Dean Brunson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27046, 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 Michael Dean Brunson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Dean Brunson, MD had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Dean Brunson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.