Ronald E. Murff, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Ronald E. Murff, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1053362939, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 20543, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald E. Murff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20543 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Old Weisgarber RD, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 584-2146
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 584-9660
- Medicaid ID
- 3057139 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100708000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald E. Murff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20543Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,412 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium450 claims
- Losartan Potassium210 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate199 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium197 claims
- Metformin Hcl174 claims
- Gabapentin130 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Covenant Medical Group IncLoudon, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald E. Murff among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Ronald E. Murff, 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Ronald E. Murff, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald E. Murff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053362939, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald E. Murff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Old Weisgarber RD, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 584-2146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald E. Murff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20543, 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 Ronald E. Murff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald E. Murff, M.D. had 5,412 Medicare Part D claims for 539 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.