Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Dr. Paul Benjamin Pruett, MD

Individual provider Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · NPI 1164611513

Dr. Paul Benjamin Pruett, MD practises Ophthalmology in Knoxville, Tennessee. Graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2004, 22 years ago. Practices with Baptist Eye Surgeons, PLLC, a 13-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Georgia and Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
22
Trained at
Emory University School of Medicine
Licensed in
GA, TN
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4528 Chapman Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920-4359
Phone: (865) 579-3920
Fax: (865) 579-3963
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Specialties & licences

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207WX0009X · Licence 51282 (TN)
Ophthalmology Physician Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence 060144 (GA)
Ophthalmology Physician Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence 51282 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1164611513
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 22, 2007
Last updated in NPPESApril 9, 2026
Certification dateApril 9, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPHTHALMOLOGY
Medical schoolEMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2004 (22 years in practice)
Group practice Baptist Eye Surgeons, Pllc — 13 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery 225 times · 85th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,509
Services billed 5,913 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,859 57 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Consulting Fee $700 1 payment
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $525 1 payment

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Colleagues at Baptist Eye Surgeons, PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.