Teri Lea Hunter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Teri Lea Hunter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1912941857, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 37587, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teri Lea Hunter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 37587 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1018 Orchid Dr, Knoxville, TN 37912
- Phone
- (865) 357-9355
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 357-9350
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050207000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Teri Lea Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,692 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 398 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen265 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium186 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium148 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa89 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: $129.66
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Teri Lea Hunter among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Teri Lea Hunter, MD 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Teri Lea Hunter, MD's NPI number?
Teri Lea Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912941857, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teri Lea Hunter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1018 Orchid Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37912. Phone: (865) 357-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teri Lea Hunter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37587, 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 Teri Lea Hunter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teri Lea Hunter, MD had 3,692 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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.