Benjamin M. Wendel, PA

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

2200 Issued in TN

Practice address

1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200
Knoxville, TN 37920-3078

Phone

(865) 546-2663

Fax

(865) 546-9047

NPI assigned

Sep 28, 2012

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 4

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: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsGroup PAC ID 1355416306, 277 clinicians

Orthotennessee PCGroup PAC ID 3476453572, 152 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

85.88 of 100Reported as group

Quality

81.99

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.94

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ben.wendel.p1@direct.orthotn.nextgenshare.com

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.

• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1518049592

  TN

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• American Current Care PA

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Addison, TX
  • NPI 1184805574

  TN

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Sevierville, TN
  • NPI 1013450360
  Care Compare group NPD
• Champion Physical Therapy LLC Halls

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Morristown, TN
  • NPI 1013404409
  Care Compare group
• Champion Physical Therapy LLC Halls

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1073771564
  Care Compare group
• Champion Physical Therapy LLC Halls

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1083101448
  Care Compare group
• Champion Physical Therapy LLC Halls

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Athens, TN
  • NPI 1558858902
  Care Compare group
• Orthotennessee PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1225306533
  Care Compare group
• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • NPI 1275623522
  Care Compare group
• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1477642288
  Care Compare group
• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Powell, TN
  • NPI 1588753495
  Care Compare group
• Orthotennessee, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1669556916
  Care Compare group

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

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            "address_1": "8320 E WALKER SPRINGS LN STE 200",
            "city": "KNOXVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "379233120",
            "telephone_number": "865-769-4500",
            "fax_number": "865-769-4501"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "postal_code": "379203078",
            "telephone_number": "865-546-2663",
            "fax_number": "865-546-9047"
        }
    ],
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-09-28",
        "last_updated": "2026-01-15",
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        {
            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "RAILROAD MEDICARE",
            "identifier": "P01228945",
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        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD",
            "identifier": "4337380",
            "state": "TN"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
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            "identifier": "4343172",
            "state": "TN"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Joseph Welsh
• Karen Welsh, MA CCC-SLP
• Steven Wayne Welsh
• Nicole M. Weltlich, M.A. CCC-SLP
• Dalia Jeanette Wenckus, MD
• Ginny L Wendel, RN
• Amy Elizabeth Wendell
• Morgan Wender, PHARMD
• Erik M Wendland, DO
• Kristen Wendt, PA-C

• All providers in Knoxville, TN
• Physician Assistant in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 15, 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.

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