Sara Kaniper, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Sara Kaniper, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1407329923, issued on Jan 8, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee PA3816, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Kaniper
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA3816 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 647-3350
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 647-3359
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190412001232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Steven Zurlinden, PASurgical Physician Assistant1871640722
Verify Sara Kaniper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license PA3816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl12 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): 89.6 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: $154.14
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Knoxville Hma Physician Management, LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Kaniper among 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee
Sara Kaniper, PA is one of 297 surgical physician assistant 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 2019, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee
There are 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 297 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Austin, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341578961967
- Adam Buzzerd, PA CKnoxville, TN 379341083682579
- Luke Camp, PAKnoxville, TN 379341194594986
- Bailey Catlett, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341316763329
- Mia Cotton, PAKnoxville, TN 379341639031909
- Steven Zurlinden, PAKnoxville, TN 379341871640722
- Mark Clem, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231417942657
- Rachael Foust, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231881195014
Common questions
What is Sara Kaniper, PA's NPI number?
Sara Kaniper, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407329923, issued on Jan 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Kaniper, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 208, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 647-3350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Kaniper, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA3816, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Kaniper, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Kaniper, PA had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Kaniper, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.