Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Robert Burton, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN

Robert Burton, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1114213253, issued on Jun 28, 2011. 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
1114213253
Name
Robert Burton
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
7503 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone
(865) 531-1300
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2011
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 7503 S Northshore Dr

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

  1. Julia Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417417403
  2. Krishna Detroja, DOFamily Medicine Physician1467034744
  3. Anthony Florian, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962500819
  4. Amy Forsee, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457459315
  5. Mary Isaac, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538143961
  6. Justin Jenkins, DOFamily Medicine Physician1457791733

Verify Robert Burton 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,286 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Burton6,286
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium288 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium202 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium200 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
  5. Omeprazole143 claims
  6. Gabapentin138 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: $652.04

34 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Burton$652.04
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

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. Uhs Primary Care LLCKnoxville, 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.

253 internal medicine physician records list a Knoxville practice address

They are 253 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a Knoxville practice address, and 2,907 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. Damon Abaray, MDNashville, TN1275680134
  2. Samuel Abbas, MDHixson, TN1497105373
  3. Matthew Abbate, MDNashville, TN1982796306
  4. Kazeen Abdullah, M.D.Smyrna, TN1790084929
  5. Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN1588755359
  6. Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN1841538147
  7. Mouna Abouamara, MDJohnson City, TN1447324603
  8. Betty Abraham, MDChattanooga, TN1093923633
  9. Vandana Abramson, MDNashville, TN1154359602
  10. Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN1578647681

Common questions

What is Robert Burton, D.O.'s NPI number?

Robert Burton, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114213253, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Burton, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7503 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 531-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Burton, D.O.'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 Robert Burton, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Burton, D.O. had 6,286 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Burton, D.O.'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.