Paul Benjamin Pruett, MD

Primary specialty

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0009X

License

51282 Issued in TN

Practice address

4528 Chapman Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920-4359

Phone

(865) 579-3920

Fax

(865) 579-3963

NPI assigned

Oct 22, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Emory University School of Medicine, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Baptist Eye Surgeons, PLLCGroup PAC ID 4284610486, 13 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

85.91 of 100Reported as group

Quality

94.17

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

58.87

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Baptist Eye Surgeons, PLLC

  • Specialist
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1679622997
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Anita Joan Prows, RN
• Harold Prows, MA
• Allison Kristine Pruett, MA, SLP-CCC
• Kimberly Pruett, CRNA
• Leslie Brooke Pruett, FNP-C
• Tanner Chrsitian Pruett
• Diana S Pruitt, P.A.
• Jeffrey Ryan Pruitt, DC
• Tammi Pruitt
• Kenneth Harold Pryor, M.D.

• Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Knoxville, TN
• Providers in Knoxville, TN by specialty
• Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 9, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.