Dr. Meade Castleton Edmunds III, MD

Dr. Edmunds practices at Edmunds Gastroenterology in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr. Edmunds' NPI, 1376519074, was assigned on February 23, 2006. Dr. Edmunds graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Edmunds holds Tennessee license MD26426.

Dr. Edmunds' primary practice is Edmunds Gastroenterology, at 4713 Papermill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37909 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 851-7771.

Dr. Edmunds' primary practice is Edmunds Gastroenterology in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Edmunds is also affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center. The medical group on file is Edmunds Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edmunds to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Edmunds practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Edmunds' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Edmunds is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Edmunds' licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, North Carolina and New York.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, fatty liver, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal diverticulosis among the conditions Dr. Edmunds treats.

CMS data shows 2,691 Medicare services from Dr. Edmunds across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 874 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $413,623 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 874 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edmunds in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 514 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Edmunds' median patient age at 58, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Edmunds wrote 2,001 Medicare Part D claims for 1,259 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,787 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $599,268 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,845 claims across 28 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Edmunds for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Edmunds accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 688 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Edmunds, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Edmunds. The most frequent topics are Esophagitis, Peptic, Esophagus and Hydrochloric Acid. Dr. Edmunds has published most often in J Clin Gastroenterol. Dr. Edmunds' most frequent co-authors are Brian William Downs, MD and James William Scheurich, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,580 general payments to Dr. Edmunds from 56 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $8,342.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Edmunds, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Edmunds graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Edmunds is a member of ACG.

Dr. Edmunds is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.