Nicholas John Panella, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Nicholas John Panella, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1023374238, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 55947, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas John Panella
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 55947 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9430 Park West Blvd Ste 330, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 693-6065
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170731003779); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 199 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9430 Park West Blvd Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jay Andross, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558681171
- Jesse Combs, AUDAudiologist1679243232
- Conner Davis, AU.D.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1972128072
- Jaron Densky, MDOtolaryngology Physician1720469380
- Meade EdmundsOtolaryngology Physician1821595604
- Nicole Gore, AU.DAudiologist1275020711
Verify Nicholas John Panella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 55947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
769 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate85 claims
- Omeprazole85 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide75 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass70 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide51 claims
- Tramadol Hcl47 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $745.07
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Tennessee Ear, Nose And Throat Consultants, PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas John Panella among 199 otolaryngology physician records in Tennessee
Nicholas John Panella, M.D. is one of 199 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 199 otolaryngology physician records in Tennessee.
All 199 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaron Densky, MDKnoxville, TN 379231720469380
- Meade EdmundsKnoxville, TN 379231821595604
- Jonathan Hayes, MDKnoxville, TN 379231699938886
- Clifford Johnson,jr, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231164424438
- Samuel Overholt, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231417952482
- James Seals, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231841294105
- Michael Seals, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231447254370
- David Sexton, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231487658969
Common questions
What is Nicholas John Panella, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas John Panella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023374238, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas John Panella, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9430 Park West Blvd Ste 330, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 693-6065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas John Panella, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55947, 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 Nicholas John Panella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas John Panella, M.D. had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas John Panella, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.