Paul Carl Peterson, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Paul Carl Peterson, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1891780862, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000027743, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Carl Peterson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD0000027743 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 20TH St, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 541-4321
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 541-4320
- Medicaid ID
- 3099553 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070511000587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Carl Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000027743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 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: $121.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Covenant Medical Group IncLoudon, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Carl Peterson among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Paul Carl Peterson, MD is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Boyer, MDKnoxville, TN 379161902885098
- Lewis Harris, MDKnoxville, TN 379161376523910
- Joshua Miller, MDKnoxville, TN 379161790734242
- Joel Norman, MDKnoxville, TN 379161083877336
- William Reid, MDKnoxville, TN 379161255446175
- William Tyler, MDKnoxville, TN 379191184916355
- Todd Abel, MDKnoxville, TN 379201518946615
- Christopher Gallati, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201649448713
Common questions
What is Paul Carl Peterson, MD's NPI number?
Paul Carl Peterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891780862, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Carl Peterson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 20TH St, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 541-4321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Carl Peterson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000027743, 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 Carl Peterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Carl Peterson, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.