Michael Benton Freeman, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Michael Benton Freeman, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1396769717, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD018033, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Benton Freeman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- MD018033 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 544-8040
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 544-8041
- Medicaid ID
- 3027402 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120123000212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Benton Freeman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD018033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis39 claims
- Clopidogrel34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Xarelto20 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: $146.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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).
Michael Benton Freeman among 130 vascular surgery physician records in Tennessee
Michael Benton Freeman, MD is one of 130 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 105 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 130 vascular surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 130 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Arnold, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201417070103
- Michael Buckley, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201801038716
- Mitchell Goldman, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201588694913
- Oscar Grandas, MDKnoxville, TN 379201366550014
- Lynellen Gregory, MDKnoxville, TN 379201124409461
- Lauren Grimsley, MDKnoxville, TN 379201730560111
- William Hall, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201073597423
- Michael Maggart, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201770566176
Common questions
What is Michael Benton Freeman, MD's NPI number?
Michael Benton Freeman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396769717, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Benton Freeman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 544-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Benton Freeman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD018033, 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 Benton Freeman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Benton Freeman, MD had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Benton Freeman, MD'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.