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 (Tennessee 31098, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raj Baljepally
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 31098 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 544-2800
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 544-6812
- Medicaid ID
- 3837619 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040807000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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.
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- Gayathri Baljepally, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1861586109
- Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1740281518
- Paul Branca, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700893252
- Seth Brant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1841407939
- Stuart Bresee, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1386645158
Verify Raj Baljepally in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% 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 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis139 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium112 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate89 claims
- Clopidogrel67 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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).
Raj Baljepally among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee
Raj Baljepally, M.D. is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 215 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Bresee, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201386645158
- Steven Dolacky, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201528384690
- Kayleigh Litton, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201588921407
- James Livesay, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201063945673
- Tjuan Overly, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201467672014
- Morgan RandallKnoxville, TN 379201326306523
- Ronald Sebold, DOKnoxville, TN 379201730460718
- Carmelo Venero, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201588609119
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?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31098, 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 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 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Raj Baljepally, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.