Whitney Elan Colella, PA-C
NPI 1831589092ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Alcoa, TN
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Knoxville Dermatology Group PC, practicing in Alcoa, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $115,207 for 504 claims, against $57,581 paid for services in 2024. Ucb, Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,558 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Blount Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1831589092 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 25, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (TN); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 331 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,506 across 40 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,581 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 504 · 531 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 241 |
| Total drug cost | $115,207 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Knoxville Dermatology Group PCKnoxville, TN · 30 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,558 · 52 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$2,104 · 98 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ucb, Inc. | $305.53 | 10 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $238.16 | 9 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $223.57 | 6 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $218.29 | 3 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $147.90 | 8 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,558 · 52 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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