Thomas L. Young, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Thomas L. Young, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1053493791, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD12475, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas L. Young
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD12475 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1928 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9595
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 305-6556
- Medicaid ID
- 3016540 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040506001208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1928 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas L. Young in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD12475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 763 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole762 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium233 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl147 claims
- Linzess118 claims
- Colesevelam Hcl105 claims
- Famotidine105 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): 95.7 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: $1,395.36
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas L. Young among 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee
Thomas L. Young, MD is one of 384 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 255 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RG0100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee.
All 384 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Anderson, MDKnoxville, TN 379201003993163
- Shaker Barham, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201366825077
- Mahmoud Bayoumi, M.D., M.P.H.Knoxville, TN 379201023541109
- Benjamin Dalton, MDKnoxville, TN 379201396979936
- Sangeeta Gulati, MDKnoxville, TN 379201255418315
- Connie McMahan, ADVANCED PRACTICE NUKnoxville, TN 379201447323639
- George ObengKnoxville, TN 379201295294064
- Samuel PurkeyKnoxville, TN 379201619438397
Common questions
What is Thomas L. Young, MD's NPI number?
Thomas L. Young, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053493791, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas L. Young, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1928 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas L. Young, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD12475, 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 L. Young, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas L. Young, MD had 2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 763 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas L. Young, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.