Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1174804447, issued on Aug 31, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000016037, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharon E. Ausband
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN0000016037 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9137 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 670-0825
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9137 Middlebrook Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sharon E. Ausband in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000016037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Cephalexin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Minuteclinic Diagnostic OF Tennessee PCMadison, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 737 in Knoxville → All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville →
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Common questions
What is Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174804447, issued on Aug 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9137 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 670-0825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000016037, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sharon E. Ausband, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.