NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Medical Oncology Physician NPI 1801908223 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Timothy Panella, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician in Knoxville, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,028 in Medical Oncology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
693
Medicare Part D claims · 167 beneficiaries · Medical Oncology Physician avg: 732
MIPS score
95.7/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$2.9K
145 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Timothy Panella, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 693 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 95.7/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 693
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥78th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Timothy Panella, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1801908223), first enumerated 08/31/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 693 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.9K in reported industry payments (145 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1801908223 · Medical Oncology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1801908223
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 4,028
- MIPS-ELITE 95.7/100
- RX-LIGHT 693
- BOOK-THIN 82 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-FINISH Guy Tillinghast, M.D. · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Neil Belman, DO …
Neil Belman, DO
95.6 MIPS pts
- Panella · this p…
Panella · this provider
95.7 MIPS pts
- Guy Tillinghast,…
Guy Tillinghast, M.D.
95.7 MIPS pts
- Brian Vicuna, MD…
Brian Vicuna, MD
95.8 MIPS pts
- Raj Cheruku, MD …
Raj Cheruku, MD
95.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Timothy Panella, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
96 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Timothy Panella, M.D. sits
This provider among medical oncology physician peers
Across the 1,398 medical oncology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Timothy Panella, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 64% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 83% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one medical oncology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Timothy Panella, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Timothy Panella, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Timothy Panella, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Medical Oncology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
693 5% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
95.7/100 12.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Medical Oncology Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Timothy Panella, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Medical Oncology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1801908223 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Medical Oncology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/31/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
95.6914
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
85.2885
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Timothy Panella, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
University Health System, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Timothy Panella, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.9K
Largest payer
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
693
Total Claims
$1.7M
Total Drug Cost
167
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,237.567
- Total Day Supply
- 34,698
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Opioid Claims
- 40 (5.8% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 16
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.17
- Gender Split
- 79% female / 21% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 15, 65-74: 76, 75-84: 65, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Timothy Panella, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Anastrozole
Anastrozole
87 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate
Tamoxifen Citrate
87 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
45 claims
- Eliquis 26
Eliquis
26 claims
- Letrozole 26
Letrozole
26 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl 20
Ondansetron Hcl
20 claims
- Prednisone 20
Prednisone
20 claims
- Kisqali 19
Kisqali
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Anastrozole | 87 |
| Tamoxifen Citrate | 87 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 45 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 26 |
| Letrozole | 26 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 20 |
| Prednisone | 20 |
| Kisqali Ribociclib Succinate | 19 |
| Exemestane | 17 |
| Verzenio Abemaciclib | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Medical Oncology Physician Overview
How Timothy Panella, M.D. fits within the Medical Oncology Physician landscape nationally.
4,028
Medical Oncology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Medical Oncology Physician
732
Avg Claims per Provider
Timothy Panella, M.D.'s 693 claims are below the specialty average of 732.
Nationwide Medical Oncology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Panella, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Medical Oncology Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Panella.
One of 82 Medical Oncology Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Sajid Ahmed
MD
Morristown, TN
Dr. John Barton
M.D.
Murfreesboro, TN
Dr. Johanna Bendell
M.D.
Nashville, TN
Dr. Jordan Berlin
MD
Nashville, TN
Dr. Sean Bliven
MD
Chattanooga, TN
Compare Medical Oncology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Timothy Panella, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D. specializes in Medical Oncology Physician and practices in Knoxville, Tennessee. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Timothy Panella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Timothy Panella, M.D. wrote 693 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.7M in drug costs for 167 beneficiaries.
What is Timothy Panella, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.7/100 (Quality: 85.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Timothy Panella, M.D. located? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D. is located at 1926 ALCOA HWY STE 410, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-8780.
What is Timothy Panella, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801908223, issued on 08/31/2006.
Does Timothy Panella, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Timothy Panella, M.D. had 40 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.8%.
How many Medical Oncology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,028 Medical Oncology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Medical Oncology Physician provider writes 732 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Timothy Panella, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Timothy Panella, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Anastrozole, Tamoxifen Citrate, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Timothy Panella, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 693 Part D claims and 167 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Timothy Panella, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Timothy Panella, M.D.'s NPI is 1801908223 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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