Dr. Ross Martin Knowles , DO
Surgery β’ Buckhannon, WV
1 Amalia Dr
Buckhannon, WV 262012239
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 30, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 52 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Omeprazole β 21 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sucralfate β 19 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium β 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Surgery in West Virginia (2024, 110 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 166.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2019 to 52 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2019β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Amalia Dr
Buckhannon, WV 262012239
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Pittsfield, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Charleston Area Medical Center 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
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
120 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$960 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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 β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $8,414.56 across 31 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Education: $5,500.00 across 2 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,826.61 across 9 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,071.70 across 19 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: $7,349.44 across 22 records.
- Davol Inc.: $828.05 across 4 records.
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $211.16 across 4 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 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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
2015
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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. Knowles 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. Knowles 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 Buckhannon and West Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in West Virginia (2024, 110 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 166.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Buckhannon have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in West Virginia (2024, 110 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $773. Middle half: $164 to $3,002.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Buckhannon have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
5 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Buckhannon, WV (205 in West Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2019 to 52 in 2024.
- 2019: 14
- 2021: 39
- 2022: 33
- 2023: 133
- 2024: 52
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 14 in 2019 to 120 in 2024.
- 2019: 14
- 2021: 69
- 2022: 81
- 2023: 224
- 2024: 120
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $47 in 2019 to $960 in 2024.
- 2019: $47
- 2021: $1,278
- 2022: $490
- 2023: $1,943
- 2024: $960
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $67.58 in 2019 to $8,414.56 in 2023.
- 2019: $67.58
- 2020: $37.68
- 2021: $80.17
- 2022: $101.79
- 2023: $8,414.56
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2023): 31 records totaling $8,414.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DAVINCI XI | General | $3,000.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DAVINCI XI | General | $2,500.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $449.44 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $438.70 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $374.80 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $346.09 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $296.55 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $149.32 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $83.98 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $79.53 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $77.47 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $72.55 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $67.90 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $58.77 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $48.20 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $34.30 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $32.91 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $30.26 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $28.98 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $27.41 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $27.07 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $26.58 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GI GENIUS | General | $25.91 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $21.63 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $21.63 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 21 | 1,814 | $233.57 | 11 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 19 | 944 | $580.60 | β |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | 721 | $146.30 | β |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-07-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20200729000160
WV
5890110514
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
Charleston Area Medical Center Inc
3948 Teays Valley Rd, Hurricane, WV 255268728
Phone: 3047575747
Secondary Practice Locations
725 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: 4134472000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1 AMALIA DR, BUCKHANNON, WV 262012239 (Tel: 3044732000)
Registered at 1 AMALIA DR, BUCKHANNON, WV 262012239 (Tel: 3044732000)
Recorded as ROSS KNOWLES, DO
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 725 NORTH STREET, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 (Tel: 4134472000)
Registered at 170 LENOX AVE, PITTSFIELD, MA 012012639
Recorded as ROSS KNOWLES
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MA 262548)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Buckhannon
Mailing Address
1 Amalia Dr
Buckhannon, WV 262012239
Phone: 3044732000