Urath Suresh, MD
Nephrology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Urath Suresh, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1629061874, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD35782, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Urath Suresh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD35782 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 546-9246
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 523-6466
- Medicaid ID
- 3723987 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111122000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Urath Suresh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD35782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,280 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga339 claims
- Furosemide141 claims
- Prosol141 claims
- Nifedipine Er131 claims
- Rayaldee107 claims
- Calcitriol102 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): 86.2 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: $2,019.78
97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Knoxville PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urath Suresh among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Urath Suresh, MD is one of 266 nephrology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Urath Suresh, MD's NPI number?
Urath Suresh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629061874, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Urath Suresh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1932 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 546-9246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Urath Suresh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD35782, 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 Urath Suresh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Urath Suresh, MD had 2,280 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Urath Suresh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.