Dr. Eric M. Knauer, MD

  • Atlanta, GA
  • General surgeon
NPI1841207917PAC ID1456343961
Medicare services, 2024
12
Medicare patients, 2024
65
Part D claims, 2024
52
Publications
5
MIPS score, 2024
95
Practice address
550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Practice phone
Call (404) 686-2450
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Primary practice

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Hospital · Atlanta, Georgia

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Dr. Eric M. Knauer is a general surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Knauer practices at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Emory University.

Dr. Knauer's NPI, 1841207917, was assigned on August 2, 2006. Dr. Knauer graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Knauer holds Georgia license 053324.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456343961
NPI enumeration date
August 2, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(404) 686-2450
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Eric M. Knauer practices at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown, at 550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 686-2450.

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Dr. Eric M. Knauer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Emory University. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knauer to 1 more clinical lab, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric M. Knauer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Knauer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Emory University Hospital MidtownAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Eric M. Knauer is one of 853 general surgeons in Georgia

Surgery is Dr. Knauer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Knauer is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 053324 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Knauer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric M. Knauer billed Medicare for 12 services in 2024

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Knauer across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 65 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,000 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202412
Medicare patients65
Paid by Medicare$1,000
Procedure codes1

Dr. Knauer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 282024: 1257%

Dr. Knauer compared with the Georgia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Knauer
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
12vs 15092% below
Medicare patients
65vs 10940% below
Part D claims
23vs 5457% below

Medians across 789 general surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Knauer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric M. Knauer treated 65 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knauer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Knauer's median patient age at 66, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 202465
Average age72
Average risk score2.19
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2945%
  • Men3655%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease32%
  6. Chronic kidney disease31%
  7. Heart failure31%
  8. Cancer28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Knauer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric M. Knauer wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Knauer wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $32 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 37 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202452
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$32
Part D patients28

Dr. Knauer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic48 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims8%

Dr. Knauer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Knauer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids52%27 of 52 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 372024: 2338%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric M. Knauer scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Knauer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Knauer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Knauer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 80.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Eric M. Knauer has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Knauer, published from 2021 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are General Surgery, COVID-19 and Education, Medical, Graduate. Dr. Knauer has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Knauer's most frequent co-authors are Dominic Joseph Papandria, MD, A Alfred Chahine, MD and Elizabeth Madeline Hechenbleikner, MD.

Papers5
Years published2021 to 2024

Dr. Knauer's papers by year, 2021 to 2024

Topics Dr. Knauer writes about most

  • General Surgery
  • COVID-19
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Internship and Residency
  • Pandemics

Dr. Knauer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Knauer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Eric M. Knauer received $5,552 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Knauer from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $3,663.

General payments to Dr. Knauer by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Knauer by kind, 2016 to 2024

$5.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$3,46962%
  • Food and beverage$1,05619%
  • Education$1,00018%
  • Travel and lodging$270%

Companies that paid Dr. Knauer the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Eric M. Knauer graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine

Dr. Knauer graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Eric M. Knauer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric M. Knauer's NPI number?

Dr. Eric M. Knauer's NPI number is 1841207917. It was assigned on August 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric M. Knauer?

Dr. Eric M. Knauer is a general surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Eric M. Knauer practice?

Dr. Knauer practices at 550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308. Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Emory University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knauer to 1 clinical lab.

What is Dr. Eric M. Knauer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Knauer is (404) 686-2450.

What is Dr. Eric M. Knauer's medical license number?

Dr. Knauer holds Georgia license 053324.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric M. Knauer affiliated with?

Dr. Knauer practices at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.

What medical group is Dr. Eric M. Knauer part of?

Dr. Knauer is linked to Emory Clinic.

Does Dr. Eric M. Knauer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Knauer billed Medicare for 12 services in 2024, and Dr. Knauer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Eric M. Knauer's MIPS score?

Dr. Knauer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric M. Knauer see?

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knauer in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Eric M. Knauer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Knauer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Eric M. Knauer go to medical school?

Dr. Knauer graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Eric M. Knauer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Knauer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Eric M. Knauer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,552 in general payments to Dr. Knauer from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Eric M. Knauer been practicing?

Dr. Knauer graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Eric M. Knauer do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Knauer, published from 2021 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Eric M. Knauer publish with?

Dr. Knauer's most frequent co-authors are Dominic Joseph Papandria, MD (3 shared papers), A Alfred Chahine, MD (2 shared papers) and Elizabeth Madeline Hechenbleikner, MD (2 shared papers).

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