Physician

Robert Milton Gathings, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Gathings, M.D. (NPI: 1548671928) practices micrographic dermatologic surgery in the Knoxville, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Knox, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is KNOXVILLE DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC (NPI: 1760419014; TIN: 62-0964564) and primary practice location at 37922-3369.

Gathings' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 786 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,837 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $842,106 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17313 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 1,649 prescription claims across 1,220 beneficiaries totaling $8,794 in drug costs, led by Cephalexin (Cephalexin). Open Payments data shows 44 records totaling $904. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $7,620 to $842,106. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $3,410 and ending at $8,794. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	25	125	$7,620
2019	462	1,613	$463,376
2020	644	2,205	$674,654
2021	758	2,544	$794,208
2022	856	2,835	$905,884
2023	832	2,973	$930,620
2024	786	2,837	$842,106

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	13	29	$3,410
2016	53	126	$10,314
2017	62	134	$13,983
2018	78	181	$55,760
2019	512	716	$14,564
2020	895	1,189	$7,152
2021	983	1,312	$7,820
2022	1,147	1,515	$10,675
2023	1,163	1,548	$10,357
2024	1,220	1,649	$8,794

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17313	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	143	181	$420
17311	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	610	764	$393
17312	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	266	385	$302
13132	Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	217	225	$174
12032	Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	99	109	$152

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	1,294	8,626	$6,441
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	287	2,024	$1,672
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	26	111	$99

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	44	$904	SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Robert Milton Gathings, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert Milton Gathings, M.D. (NPI 1548671928), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Robert Milton Gathings, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Robert Milton Gathings, M.D.?

Robert Milton Gathings, M.D. is linked to KNOXVILLE DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC (billing NPI 1760419014) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert Milton Gathings, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Robert Milton Gathings, M.D. has 44 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.