Richard E. Poehlein, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Richard E. Poehlein, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1831186493, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD7140, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Poehlein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD7140 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7328 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 769-2600
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 769-2616
- Medicaid ID
- 3170982 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7328 Middlebrook Pike
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Verify Richard E. Poehlein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD7140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone415 claims
- Naloxone Hcl26 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Promethazine Hcl12 claims
- Suboxone11 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: $537.12
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard E. Poehlein among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Richard E. Poehlein, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
244 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 244 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Richard E. Poehlein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard E. Poehlein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831186493, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Poehlein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7328 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 769-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Poehlein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD7140, 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 Richard E. Poehlein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard E. Poehlein, M.D. had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.