NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN

Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1518283522, issued on Apr 15, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 55716, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518283522
Name
Raul Vasquez - Garagatti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
55716 TN
U8256 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 305-9081
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2026
Fax
(865) 305-8769
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171028000208); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy

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

  1. Rochelle Aaser, APRNCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1306067921
  2. Wala Abusalah, MDNephrology Physician1578034161
  3. Bethany Adams, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1639891229
  4. David Adams, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1043211782
  5. Lally Adams, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1093962003
  6. Anna AddisonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053233346

Verify Raul Vasquez - Garagatti in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Raul Vasquez - Garagatti23
  2. Specialty average689

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Access Telecare PLLCKnoxville, TN
  2. Informe Healthcare Specialists LLCChattanooga, TN
  3. Informe Healthcare TN LLCKnoxville, TN
  4. Peterson Medical AssociatesKerrville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Raul Vasquez - Garagatti among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee

Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D. is one of 194 infectious disease 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 2010, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Narro, MDKnoxville, TN 379201295815512
  2. Mark Rasnake, MDKnoxville, TN 379201962464644
  3. Simi Vincent, MDKnoxville, TN 379201902836620
  4. Bryan Walker, MDKnoxville, TN 379201144727959
  5. James Wang, MDKnoxville, TN 379201124524004
  6. Teri Hodges, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221265522452
  7. Megan Edwards, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379171730446535
  8. John Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161578542338

Common questions

What is Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D.'s NPI number?

Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518283522, issued on Apr 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55716, 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 Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Raul Vasquez - Garagatti, 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.