Yaqub Ali, M.D.
Specialist · Knoxville, TN
Yaqub Ali, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1801893771, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD31121, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yaqub Ali
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD31121 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 377-7199
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 637-5121
- Medicaid ID
- 3854318 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100503000329); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yaqub Ali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD31121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,659 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol314 claims
- Losartan Potassium313 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl125 claims
- Furosemide98 claims
- Bumetanide84 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate81 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): 94 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: $429.02
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Knoxville Nephrology Associates, LLCMorristown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yaqub Ali among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Yaqub Ali, M.D. is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Tennessee
There are 672 specialist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Alden Gardner, SR. PSYCH EXAMINERKnoxville, TN 379161598834624
- Amanda Hagie, OTR/LKnoxville, TN 379161164689261
- Francisco Moreno, MDKnoxville, TN 379161861447054
- Naseemul Siddiqi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161104823079
- Anne Teasley, M.S., SPEKnoxville, TN 379161366505356
Common questions
What is Yaqub Ali, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yaqub Ali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801893771, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yaqub Ali, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 377-7199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yaqub Ali, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD31121, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yaqub Ali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yaqub Ali, M.D. had 1,659 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yaqub Ali, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94 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.