Dr. Asif Sultan, MD

  • Knoxville, TN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1821278474PAC ID8325128523
Medicare services, 2024
1,445
Medicare patients, 2024
387
Part D claims, 2024
2,968
Publications
10
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
6826 Tice Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918
Practice phone
Call (423) 626-1242
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Primary practice

Appalachian Dialysis

Knoxville, Tennessee

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Dr. Asif Sultan is a nephrologist in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Sultan practices at Appalachian Dialysis in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr. Sultan's NPI, 1821278474, was assigned on November 13, 2007. Dr. Sultan holds Tennessee license 42655.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325128523
NPI enumeration date
November 13, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(423) 626-1242
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

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

Dr. Asif Sultan practices at Appalachian Dialysis in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Sultan's primary practice is Appalachian Dialysis, at 6826 Tice Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918 in Knox County. The practice phone is (423) 626-1242.

  • Appalachian Dialysis
    6826 Tice Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918 · Knox CountyPhone(423) 626-1242

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Asif Sultan is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sultan's primary practice is Appalachian Dialysis in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Sultan is also affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center. The medical group on file is Knoxville Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sultan to 4 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Asif Sultan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sultan practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Appalachian DialysisAvailable with a free account
+12 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Asif Sultan is one of 230 nephrologists in Tennessee

Nephrology is Dr. Sultan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Sultan is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 42655 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Sultan

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Dr. Asif Sultan billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,445 Medicare services from Dr. Sultan across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 387 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $148,836 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,445
Medicare patients387
Paid by Medicare$148,836
Procedure codes11

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9712024: 80717%
Tests and treatments
2023: 6032024: 49418%
Other services
2023: 02024: 144

Where Dr. Sultan's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office76453%
  • In a facility68147%

Dr. Sultan compared with the Tennessee median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sultan
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
1,445vs 1,18722% above
Medicare patients
387vs 373Close to median
Part D claims
2,683vs 8533.1 times

Medians across 228 nephrologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Asif Sultan treated 387 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sultan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 137 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.34, 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. Sultan's median patient age at 72, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024387
Average age73
Average risk score4.34
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Sultan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sultan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18748%
  • Men20052%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes64%
  5. Ischemic heart disease55%
  6. Arthritis53%
  7. Heart failure50%
  8. Anxiety44%

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

Dr. Sultan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men53%

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

Dr. Asif Sultan wrote 2,968 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sultan wrote 2,968 Medicare Part D claims for 427 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,683 of them, across 53 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $440,243 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,679 claims across 57 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,968
Drugs named by CMS53
Total drug cost$440,243
Part D patients427

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

  • Generic2,494 claims84%
  • Brand-name474 claims16%

Dr. Sultan'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. Sultan's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%68 of 2,968 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: 2,6792024: 2,683No change

Drugs named by CMS: 53 in 2024, 57 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. Asif Sultan scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Sultan for performance year 2024, reported individually.

Dr. Sultan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 77.9of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Asif Sultan has 10 publications on record

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Sultan, published from 2014 to 2016. The most frequent topics are Fracture Fixation, Internal, Femoral Fractures and Radiography. Dr. Sultan has published most often in Ortop Traumatol Rehabil.

Papers10
Years published2014 to 2016

Topics Dr. Sultan writes about most

  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Femoral Fractures
  • Radiography
  • Bone Screws
  • Acetabulum
  • Bone Nails
  • Bone Plates
  • Fracture Fixation

Recent publications by Dr. Sultan

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

Dr. Asif Sultan received $1,771 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Sultan from 14 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. paid the most, $346.

General payments to Dr. Sultan by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Sultan by kind, 2017 to 2025

$1.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,55888%
  • Education$21312%

Companies that paid Dr. Sultan the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Asif Sultan'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Asif Sultan's NPI number?

Dr. Asif Sultan's NPI number is 1821278474. It was assigned on November 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Asif Sultan?

Dr. Asif Sultan is a nephrologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Asif Sultan practice?

Dr. Sultan practices at 6826 Tice Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918. Dr. Sultan's primary practice is Appalachian Dialysis in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sultan to 4 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Asif Sultan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sultan is (423) 626-1242.

What is Dr. Asif Sultan's medical license number?

Dr. Sultan holds Tennessee license 42655.

Which hospitals is Dr. Asif Sultan affiliated with?

Dr. Sultan is affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sultan to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Asif Sultan part of?

Dr. Sultan is linked to Knoxville Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Sultan to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Asif Sultan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sultan billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Asif Sultan's MIPS score?

Dr. Sultan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Asif Sultan see?

CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sultan in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Asif Sultan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sultan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), dialysis (90960) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Asif Sultan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sultan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydralazine HCl, Calcitriol and Tamsulosin HCl.

Has Dr. Asif Sultan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,771 in general payments to Dr. Sultan from 14 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.

How long has Dr. Asif Sultan been practicing?

Dr. Sultan graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Asif Sultan do research?

Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Sultan, published from 2014 to 2016.

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