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Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens, MD
NPI1760639850PAC ID4284811415
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,945
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 911
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,196
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Practice phone
- Call (865) 305-9000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens is a urologist in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Pickens practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical.
Dr. Pickens' NPI, 1760639850, was assigned on August 20, 2008. Dr. Pickens graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Pickens holds Tennessee license 47346.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1760639850NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4284811415
- NPI enumeration date
- August 20, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (865) 305-9000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Pickens' primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center, at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 305-9000.
- The University of Tennessee Medical Center1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 · Knox CountyPhone(865) 305-9000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Pickens' primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dr. Pickens is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. The medical group on file is University Urology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickens to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Covenant Health ParkwestUniversity Urology1 hospitalName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 5 affiliations for Dr. PickensSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pickens practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens is one of 226 urologists in Tennessee
Urology is Dr. Pickens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Pickens is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, TennesseePrimary
Urologists near Dr. Pickens
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226urologists in Tennessee24urologists in Knoxville8urologists at The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens billed Medicare for 6,945 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,945 Medicare services from Dr. Pickens across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 911 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $207,809 for them.
Medicare services, 20246,945
Medicare patients911
Paid by Medicare$207,809
Procedure codes27
Dr. Pickens' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,1502024: 2,550122%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2372024: 1,90054%
- Surgery
- 2023: 9412024: 1,10918%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 9562024: 1,0085%
- Other services
- 2023: 232024: 194743%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2392024: 18423%
Where Dr. Pickens' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6,81298%
- In a facility1332%
Dr. Pickens compared with the Tennessee median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Pickens
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 6,945vs 2,6912.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 911vs 55464% above
- Part D claims
- 2,978vs 8343.6 times
Medians across 229 urologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pickens' 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. Ryan Baird Pickens treated 911 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 911 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickens in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 441 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pickens' median patient age at 70, with 38% women.
Medicare patients, 2024911
Average age73
Average risk score1.47
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30333%
- Men60867%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Mood disorders25%
- Anxiety23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pickens' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men62%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens wrote 3,196 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pickens wrote 3,196 Medicare Part D claims for 735 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,978 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $530,769 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,484 claims across 44 drugs.
Part D claims, 20243,196
Drugs named by CMS40
Total drug cost$530,769
Part D patients735
Dr. Pickens' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,562 claims80%
- Brand-name and other634 claims20%
Dr. Pickens' 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. Pickens' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%23 of 3,196 claims
- Antibiotics19%601 of 3,196 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: 2,4842024: 2,97820%
Drugs named by CMS: 40 in 2024, 44 in 2023.
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. Ryan Baird Pickens scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Pickens for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pickens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Pickens, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Pickens ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 67th percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Ryan Baird Pickens has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Pickens, published from 2014 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Prostate and Prostatic Hyperplasia. Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors are Bilal Iftikhar Chughtai, MD, Robert F. Elder, MD and Dean S. Elterman, MD, FRCSC.
Papers3
Years published2014 to 2015
Topics Dr. Pickens writes about most
- Prostate
- Prostatic Hyperplasia
Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors
- Bilal Iftikhar Chughtai, MD1 shared paper
- Robert F. Elder, MD1 shared paper
- Dean S. Elterman, MD, FRCSC1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Pickens
Ablation TechniquesHyperplasiaLower Urinary Tract Symptoms
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens received $32,954 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 480 general payments to Dr. Pickens from 62 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation paid the most, $17,702.
General payments to Dr. Pickens by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Pickens by kind, 2016 to 2025
$33Kin total
- Consulting fees$16,75751%
- Food and beverage$15,00846%
- Travel and lodging$9513%
- Education$2381%
Companies that paid Dr. Pickens the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine
Dr. Pickens graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' NPI number?
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' NPI number is 1760639850. It was assigned on August 20, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens?
Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens is a urologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens practice?
Dr. Pickens practices at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Dr. Pickens' primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickens to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pickens is (865) 305-9000.
What is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' medical license number?
Dr. Pickens holds Tennessee license 47346.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens affiliated with?
Dr. Pickens practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Pickens is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. Dmand AI links Dr. Pickens to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens part of?
Dr. Pickens is linked to University Urology.
Does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pickens billed Medicare for 6,945 services in 2024, and Dr. Pickens accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens' MIPS score?
Dr. Pickens' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens see?
CMS counts 911 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickens in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pickens' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J9030), office visit, established patient (99214) and lab and pathology test (81002).
Where did Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens go to medical school?
Dr. Pickens graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pickens' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Myrbetriq and Finasteride.
Has Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $32,954 in general payments to Dr. Pickens from 62 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation.
How long has Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens been practicing?
Dr. Pickens graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Pickens, published from 2014 to 2015.
Who does Dr. Ryan Baird Pickens publish with?
Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors are Bilal Iftikhar Chughtai, MD (1 shared paper), Robert F. Elder, MD (1 shared paper) and Dean S. Elterman, MD, FRCSC (1 shared paper).
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