Thomas Miller Ayres, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Thomas Miller Ayres, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1588653141, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000020680, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Miller Ayres
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- MD0000020680 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1819 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 546-5111
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 541-4018
- Medicaid ID
- 3860102 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070613000743); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Miller Ayres in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000020680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,968 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis284 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er236 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium234 claims
- Carvedilol177 claims
- Clopidogrel170 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate166 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): 87.6 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Knoxville Heart Group, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Thomas Miller Ayres among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee
Thomas Miller Ayres, MD is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 215 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
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- Matthew Evans, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161992168454
- Joshua Todd, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161003017963
- David Wood, MDKnoxville, TN 379161821087479
- Stephen Hoadley, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379171619967239
- Raj Baljepally, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201598766370
- Stuart Bresee, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201386645158
Common questions
What is Thomas Miller Ayres, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Miller Ayres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588653141, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Miller Ayres, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1819 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 546-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Miller Ayres, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000020680, 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 Thomas Miller Ayres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Miller Ayres, MD had 2,968 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Miller Ayres, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 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.