Sarah Budney, MD
Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Sarah Budney, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1942867866, issued on May 27, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 71161, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Budney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 71161 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9000
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251013001877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarah Budney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 71161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,554.96
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Budney among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Sarah Budney, MD is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2019, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Davis Berry, M.D,Knoxville, TN 379201316380744
- Kaela Blake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201205222072
- Reagan Bollig, MDKnoxville, TN 379201598949232
- Mark Casillas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201245458082
- James Goodin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497960835
- Miles Landry, MDKnoxville, TN 379201093120958
- Nicole Lee, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538232947
- Gregory Mancini, MDKnoxville, TN 379201548211857
Common questions
What is Sarah Budney, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Budney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942867866, issued on May 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Budney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Budney, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 71161, 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 Sarah Budney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Budney, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.