Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Raj Baljepally, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Knoxville, TN

Raj Baljepally, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1598766370, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1598766370
Name
Raj Baljepally
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
Practice location
1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 544-2800
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Acker, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1497756241
  2. Gayathri Baljepally, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1861586109
  3. Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1740281518
  4. Paul Branca, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700893252
  5. Seth Brant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1841407939
  6. Stuart Bresee, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1386645158

Verify Raj Baljepally in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

1,157 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,147 among the 3,081 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Raj Baljepally1,157
  2. Specialty average3,147

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis139 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium112 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate89 claims
  4. Clopidogrel67 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
  6. Carvedilol55 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.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,592.53

69 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,934 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,139.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Raj Baljepally$1,592.53
  2. Specialty average$6,139.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. University Health System, Inc.Sevierville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 87 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.

Other interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee

  1. James AckerLoudon, TN1063910529
  2. Syed Agha, MDCleveland, TN1164420741
  3. Yasir Akhtar, M.D.Powell, TN1013001098
  4. Steven Akins, MDGermantown, TN1720088297
  5. Oluwaseun Akinseye, M.D.Memphis, TN1417354283
  6. Charles Allderdice, M.D.Knoxville, TN1104262096
  7. Brent Anderson, MDNashville, TN1255488052
  8. Getu Assefa, M.D.Hermitage, TN1326019142
  9. Thomas Ayres, MDKnoxville, TN1588653141
  10. Mark Aziz, MDKingsport, TN1407003403

Common questions

What is Raj Baljepally, M.D.'s NPI number?

Raj Baljepally, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598766370, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raj Baljepally, M.D. 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 Raj Baljepally, M.D.'s license?

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 Raj Baljepally, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raj Baljepally, M.D. had 1,157 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Raj Baljepally, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.