Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD in Knoxville, TN

Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in Knoxville, Tennessee. She went to Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine and graduated in 2014 and has 10 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hand Surgery. She is a member of the group practice Orthotennessee, Pc and her current practice location is 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, Tennessee. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (865) 558-4400.

Kristen Lynn Ploetze is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 60863) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1245644228.

Contact Information

	Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD
	260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922-3355
	(865) 558-4400
	(865) 558-4421

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Kristen Lynn Ploetze
Gender	Female
Speciality	Hand Surgery
Experience	10 Years
Location	260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Kristen Lynn Ploetze attended and graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2014

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1245644228
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/17/2014
Last Update Date: 06/04/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8224259296
Enrollment ID: I20200710001794

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Kristen Lynn Ploetze such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1245644228	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	60863 (Tennessee)	Secondary
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	01082145A (Indiana)	Secondary
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	2014018118 (Missouri)	Secondary
207XS0106X	Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery	60863 (Tennessee)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Physicians Regional Medical Center	Powell, TN	Hospital
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville, TN	Hospital
Blount Memorial Hospital	Maryville, TN	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Orthotennessee, Pc	3476453572	154

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Kristen Lynn Ploetze allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Orthotennessee, Pc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1518049592 PECOS PAC ID: 3476453572 Enrollment ID: O20040113000622

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Kristen Lynn Ploetze is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922-3355 Ph: (865) 558-4400	Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD 260 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922-3355 Ph: (865) 558-4400

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Kristen Lynn Ploetze, MD - Medicare Hand Surgery in Knoxville, TN