Upinder K. Dhand, MD
Neurology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Upinder K. Dhand, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1558328906, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD48237, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Upinder K. Dhand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- MD48237 TN
2002000489 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 108, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 647-3550
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 647-3559
- Medicaid ID
- 1527497 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120424000712); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 108
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Upinder K. Dhand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD48237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
333 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone57 claims
- Pregabalin33 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl31 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide29 claims
- Oxcarbazepine24 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: $290.43
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Health System, Inc.Lenoir City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Upinder K. Dhand among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee
Upinder K. Dhand, MD is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 86% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 44% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Yoram Roman Casul, M.DKnoxville, TN 379341912361460
- Samir Al-Kabbani, MDKnoxville, TN 379231083681183
- William Allred, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231942395371
- Lalitha Battineni, MDKnoxville, TN 379231295276582
- Arshita Patel, DOKnoxville, TN 379231164802872
Common questions
What is Upinder K. Dhand, MD's NPI number?
Upinder K. Dhand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558328906, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Upinder K. Dhand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10810 Parkside Dr Ste 108, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 647-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Upinder K. Dhand, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD48237, 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 Upinder K. Dhand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Upinder K. Dhand, MD had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Upinder K. Dhand, 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.