Ritu Khanna, MD 47959
Nephrology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Ritu Khanna, MD 47959 is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1619139383, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee MD47959, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ritu Khanna
- Credential
- MD 47959
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD47959 TN
036121098 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 546-9246
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 523-6466
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120515000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1932 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ritu Khanna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD47959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,797 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol276 claims
- Furosemide132 claims
- Carvedilol124 claims
- Losartan Potassium101 claims
- Torsemide85 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 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): 94.4 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: $1,604.32
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Knoxville PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ritu Khanna among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Ritu Khanna, MD 47959 is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
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- Paul Serrell, MDKnoxville, TN 379211407849649
Common questions
What is Ritu Khanna, MD 47959's NPI number?
Ritu Khanna, MD 47959's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619139383, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ritu Khanna, MD 47959 located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 546-9246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ritu Khanna, MD 47959's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD47959, 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 Ritu Khanna, MD 47959 prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ritu Khanna, MD 47959 had 1,797 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ritu Khanna, MD 47959's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.4 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.