Pierce C. Alexander, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Knoxville, TN
Pierce C. Alexander, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255319067, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 21829, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pierce C. Alexander
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 21829 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 584-4747
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (865) 584-1363
- Medicaid IDs
- 3330279 TN
64021348 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040624001327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Pierce C. Alexander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Eliquis67 claims
- Furosemide57 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium45 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate44 claims
- Cefdinir41 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: $16.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Southeastern Physician Services PCUnion City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pierce C. Alexander among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Pierce C. Alexander, MD is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
All 426 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia Arana, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161831166792
- Michael Blake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161457394736
- Joseph Childs, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161871538983
- Shannon Cohen, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161922036961
- Joni Oberlin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161881810554
- Mary NwokeKnoxville, TN 379191588891261
- Douglas Spaeth, MDKnoxville, TN 379191598708398
- Issam Almashharawi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201598734006
Common questions
What is Pierce C. Alexander, MD's NPI number?
Pierce C. Alexander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255319067, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pierce C. Alexander, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 E Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 584-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pierce C. Alexander, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 21829, 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 Pierce C. Alexander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pierce C. Alexander, MD had 1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.