Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH
Neurology Physician · Chico, CA
Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1679578538, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (California 20A4876, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. McKnight
- Credential
- D.O. MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 20A4876 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Independence Cir, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 896-0260
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 896-0287
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX48760 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100113000660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas E. McKnight in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A4876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,726 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam218 claims
- Lamotrigine164 claims
- Donepezil Hcl154 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa143 claims
- Memantine Hcl129 claims
- Lacosamide103 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $858.29
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Thomas E. McKnight among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH's NPI number?
Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679578538, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Independence Cir, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 896-0260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A4876, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH had 2,726 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas E. McKnight, D.O. MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.