Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout ACKER
Christopher E Acker, MD is a healthcare provider in Knoxville, TN specialising in family practice. Christopher is also listed as specialising in student in an organized health care education program and family medicine.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Acker specialise in?
Dr. Acker is a family practice in Knoxville, TN. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “FAMILY PRACTICE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Acker located?
Dr. Acker is listed at 280 FORT SANDERS WEST BLVD, Knoxville, TN 37922. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Acker's phone number?
The number on file is (655) 390-2708. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Acker's NPI number?
Dr. Acker's National Provider Identifier is 1497100564. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Acker go to medical school?
Dr. Acker attended Other, graduating in 2016. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Acker been practising?
Dr. Acker has 10 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2016, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Acker do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Acker performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample and aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views; provides treatments such as injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle and influenza vaccine, inactivated, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Acker confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Acker. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (655) 390-2708
- Email not available
Practice Locations
280 FORT SANDERS WEST BLVD
Knoxville, TN 37922
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,125 services · 1,524 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
170 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
32 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
18 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
27 |
| Influenza vaccine, inactivated | Treatment | 90653 |
24 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
22 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
352 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
191 |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
144 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Lab test | 85025 |
142 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other family practices at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other family practices in Knoxville 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2016 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in TN who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.