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Philip Jefferson Cato, MD

NPI 1245792951ActiveIndividual· Anesthesiology· Knoxville, TN

Anesthesiology (MD) in Knoxville, Tennessee, trained at University of South Alabama College of Medicine (class of 2019). Medicare paid $22,242 for services to 249 patients in 2024. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $19.06 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1245792951
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 2, 2019
Last updated in NPPESSep 15, 2023
Certified by providerSep 15, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Anesthesiology Primary207L00000X63585TN

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Anesthesiology (AL); Practitioner - Anesthesiology (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients249
Services billed293 across 61 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$22,242

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of South Alabama College of Medicine
Graduation year2019
Medicare specialtyAnesthesiology

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$19.06 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$19.061

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$19.06 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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