NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ross Martin Knowles, DO

Surgery Physician · Buckhannon, WV

Ross Martin Knowles, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and NPI 1407239221, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license (West Virginia 3561, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1407239221
Name
Ross Martin Knowles
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
3561 WV
262548 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone
(304) 473-2000
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200729000160); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
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 1 Amalia Dr

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

  1. Amelia Barberio, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1184909806
  2. Allison Bardes, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1144586942
  3. Sean Barnett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174544852
  4. Kaitlyn Beeson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1770830374
  5. Matthugh Bennett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1073911772
  6. Bartley Brown, DOInternal Medicine Physician1164663886

Verify Ross Martin Knowles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

92 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ross Knowles92
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole21 claims
  2. Sucralfate19 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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): 94.1 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 score78.5
  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 one group practice

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncHurricane, WV

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

Ross Martin Knowles among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia

Ross Martin Knowles, DO is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tuesday Cook, MDBuckhannon, WV 262011396902227
  2. Raelina Howell, M.D.Buckhannon, WV 262011003172644
  3. James Lawrence, DOBuckhannon, WV 262011194747345
  4. Susan Long, MDBuckhannon, WV 262011619998283
  5. Buchanan Dugan, MDElkins, WV 262411477511152
  6. Clyde Ellis, MDElkins, WV 262411093762908
  7. Christine Evankovich-Edwards, M. D.Elkins, WV 262411063474625
  8. Arthur Fine, M.D.Elkins, WV 262411134192867

Common questions

What is Ross Martin Knowles, DO's NPI number?

Ross Martin Knowles, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407239221, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ross Martin Knowles, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV, 26201. Phone: (304) 473-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ross Martin Knowles, DO's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 3561, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ross Martin Knowles, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ross Martin Knowles, DO had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ross Martin Knowles, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.