Dr. Stuart J Knechtle , MD
Transplant Surgery • Atlanta, GA
5105 Wmb, 101 Woodruff Circle
Atlanta, GA 303220001
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Dr. Stuart Knechtle is listed in NPPES under Transplant Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 12, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 35 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99239 — Hospital discharge day management: 13 service units.
- 50323 — Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation: 11 service units.
- 50360 — Transplantation of donor kidney: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 15 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) — 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Atlanta, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 64. Middle half: 31 to 78.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Georgia (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 65. Middle half: 35 to 88.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 135 in 2020 to 35 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5105 Wmb
101 Woodruff Circle
Atlanta, GA 303220001
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1978
What Public CMS Data Show
Transplant Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
36 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $22,377 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $17,829 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
15 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$119 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $36,042.69 across 14 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 5)
- Consulting Fee: $18,716.00 across 5 records.
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $14,378.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,513.06 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies: $16,200.53 across 5 records.
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.: $10,500.00 across 1 record.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $3,375.87 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
48 years (graduated 1978)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1978 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Knechtle has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Knechtle as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Atlanta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Atlanta, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 64. Middle half: 31 to 78.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Georgia (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 65. Middle half: 35 to 88.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Atlanta, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,549. Middle half: $9,788 to $59,597.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Georgia (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,394. Middle half: $22,377 to $58,493.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Atlanta, GA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,747. Middle half: $7,703 to $47,589.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Georgia (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,380. Middle half: $17,829 to $46,629.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Knechtle are from 2022.
26 active clinicians are listed under Transplant Surgery with a practice address in Atlanta, GA (31 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Atlanta
3.8% of these 26 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
80.8% of these 26 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 74% from 135 in 2020 to 35 in 2024.
- 2020: 135
- 2021: 117
- 2022: 105
- 2023: 17
- 2024: 35
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 55% from $49,827 in 2020 to $22,377 in 2024.
- 2020: $49,827
- 2021: $48,878
- 2022: $47,316
- 2023: $1,790
- 2024: $22,377
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 55% from $39,453 in 2020 to $17,829 in 2024.
- 2020: $39,453
- 2021: $39,102
- 2022: $37,714
- 2023: $1,436
- 2024: $17,829
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 67% from 45 in 2014 to 15 in 2022.
- 2014: 45
- 2015: 25
- 2016: 24
- 2019: 62
- 2022: 15
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 67% from 45 in 2014 to 15 in 2022.
- 2014: 45
- 2015: 25
- 2016: 24
- 2019: 70
- 2022: 15
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $375 in 2014 to $119 in 2022.
- 2014: $375
- 2015: $165
- 2016: $4,659
- 2019: $746
- 2022: $119
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 1792% from $1,905.00 in 2020 to $36,042.69 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,905.00
- 2021: $1,270.00
- 2022: $26,610.64
- 2023: $789.67
- 2024: $36,042.69
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): 14 records totaling $36,042.69.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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REZUROCK | General | $14,378.00 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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UVADEX | General | $10,500.00 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $3,350.00 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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ATGAM | General | $1,750.00 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $1,558.00 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $1,558.00 |
| One Lambda, Inc. |
Honoraria
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $900.00 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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REZUROCK | General | $742.96 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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REZUROCK | General | $449.22 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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REZUROCK | General | $320.88 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REZUROCK | General | $309.47 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $150.29 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $50.00 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $25.87 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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13 | 13 | $272.00 | $106.66 |
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50323
Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation
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11 | 11 | $1278.71 | $62.50 |
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50360
Transplantation of donor kidney
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11 | 11 | $17706.27 | $1845.71 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 15 | 420 | $119.43 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 204F00000X
A surgeon who specializes in transplant surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 204F00000X
A surgeon who specializes in transplant surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20150324001043
NC
2668548868
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 277104000
Phone: 9196848111
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 277054699
Phone: 9196848111
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 277054699
Phone: 9196848111
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Transplant Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
MDPHD
Surgery
MDPHD
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 12, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
5105 Wmb, 101 Woodruff Circle
Atlanta, GA 303220001
Phone: 4047127944