Traci Knop
Nurse Practitioners (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 383
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Family Nurse Practitioner primary
NC license 5008423
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Highlands Dermatology PA (4 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 383
- Services billed
- 493
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 355 | 271 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 206 | 206 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 16 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 265 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 205 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 189 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 154 |
| Colestipol Hcl Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 70 |
| Sucralfate Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 62 |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr (dexlansoprazole) Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 52 |
| Xifaxan (rifaximin) Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 39 |
| Zenpep (lipase/protease/amylase) Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 34 |
| Nadolol Other prescribers in Asheville, NC | 28 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 14 companies reported 44 payments worth $1,030 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $372 |
|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $256 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $85.19 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $71.02 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $68.49 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $33.74 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $24.80 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $24.19 |
| Food and Beverage | $831 |
|---|---|
| Education | $198 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. Oct 20, 2025 | Education TREMFYA · Immunology · in-kind | $99.00 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Jul 29, 2025 | Education IMFINZI · Oncology · in-kind Company’s descriptionJournal Article | $68.49 |
| Pfizer Inc. Mar 26, 2025 | Education VELSIPITY · INFLAMMATION;PAIN · in-kind | $31.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.