Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lynchburg, VA
Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1083785901, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 01012201693, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Eldon Knutson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 01012201693 VA
1902 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Phone
- (434) 485-8517
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2024
- Fax
- (434) 485-8594
- Medicaid ID
- 0193713000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231208000392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Eldon Knutson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 01012201693Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
475 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Methylprednisolone55 claims
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Meloxicam39 claims
- Tranexamic Acid35 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: $81.21
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthovirginia IncLynchburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Eldon Knutson among 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia
Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O. is one of 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 358 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.
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- Harry Eschenroeder, MDLynchburg, VA 245011023043106
- Jay Hopkins, MDLynchburg, VA 245011780619775
- Pramote Malasitt, MDLynchburg, VA 245011275825259
- Joseph Orchowski, MDLynchburg, VA 245011194794925
Common questions
What is Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083785901, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24501. Phone: (434) 485-8517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 01012201693, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Eldon Knutson, D.O. had 475 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.