NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Knoxville, TN

Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1942454624, issued on Nov 8, 2008. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942454624
Name
Vanessa M. Ames
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
209007450 IL
041318497 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
410 N Cedar Bluff RD Ste 300, Knoxville, TN 37923
Phone
(865) 342-9014
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 691-0843
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090414000565); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Vanessa M. Ames in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $30.68

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Ames$30.68
  2. Specialty average$135.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Anesthesia Dynamics LLCNew Albany, IN
  2. Premier Anesthesia OF Illinois Professional CorporationKankakee, IL
  3. Redreef Anesthesia Associates Chartered Indiana LLCGary, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vanessa M. Ames among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2008, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

384 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 384 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Ancel, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231174936058
  2. William Belden, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231396928164
  3. Bjarne Borresen, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231346396306
  4. Katherine Edmonds, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231629230586
  5. Jason Fortuna, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231215340732
  6. Abby Hall, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231598009839
  7. Brook Hibbs, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231619294675
  8. Sally Michels, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379231154756658

Common questions

What is Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA's NPI number?

Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942454624, issued on Nov 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 N Cedar Bluff RD Ste 300, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 342-9014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa M. Ames, CRNA's license?

Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.