Paul W. Grutter, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Gallatin, TN
Paul W. Grutter, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Gallatin, Tennessee, and NPI 1396715645, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44955, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul W. Grutter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 44955 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 E Main St Ste 300, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Phone
- (615) 278-1673
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 278-1672
- Medicaid ID
- Q009351 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090725000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 106 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 270 E Main St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Koch, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1255324281
- Amanda Loos, DPTPhysical Therapist1336669662
- Douglas Perry, MPTPhysical Therapist1104887074
Verify Paul W. Grutter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
707 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam291 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium141 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl82 claims
- Mupirocin52 claims
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 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: $1,938.42
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 Orthopaedic Alliance PANashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul W. Grutter among 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Paul W. Grutter, MD is one of 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 96% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 106 in Tennessee → Every provider in Gallatin → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Koch, MDGallatin, TN 370661255324281
- Scott Arthur, MDFranklin, TN 370671396713715
- Ian Byram, MDFranklin, TN 370671124175948
- William Cook, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671730108499
- Ronald Derr, DOFranklin, TN 370671578550059
- Colin Looney, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671316050487
- James McGehee, MDFranklin, TN 370671306925508
- John Weldy, MDFranklin, TN 370671427510718
Common questions
What is Paul W. Grutter, MD's NPI number?
Paul W. Grutter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396715645, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul W. Grutter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 E Main St Ste 300, Gallatin, TN, 37066. Phone: (615) 278-1673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul W. Grutter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44955, 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 Paul W. Grutter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul W. Grutter, MD had 707 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul W. Grutter, MD'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.