Patrick Platzer, DO
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Patrick Platzer, DO is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790282465, issued on Apr 10, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 3838, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick Platzer
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 3838 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 544-2800
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241119004067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 464 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Acker, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1497756241
- Gayathri Baljepally, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1861586109
- Raj Baljepally, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1598766370
- Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1740281518
- Paul Branca, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700893252
- Seth Brant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1841407939
Verify Patrick Platzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga26 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Xarelto21 claims
- Spironolactone18 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: $1,483.97
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.Sevierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patrick Platzer among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
Patrick Platzer, DO is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Acker, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497756241
- Gayathri Baljepally, MDKnoxville, TN 379201861586109
- Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740281518
- Matt Chua, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201649419029
- Jerry Crook, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740316959
- Janet Eichholz, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201689829590
- David Huntsinger, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201619978491
- Jeffrey Johnson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201285635961
Common questions
What is Patrick Platzer, DO's NPI number?
Patrick Platzer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790282465, issued on Apr 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick Platzer, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 544-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick Platzer, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3838, 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 Patrick Platzer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick Platzer, DO had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.