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Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 331-1111

Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD is a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD is affiliated with Covenant Health and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 331-1111

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2001 Laurel Avenue Suite 206
Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 524-3131

(865) 212-6323

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

hemodialysis

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, hemodialysis, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2012, Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	261
dialysis	70
doctor visit	275
hospital care	684
inpatient care	684
lab tests	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	201
dialysis	67
doctor visit	196
hospital care	719
inpatient care	719
lab tests	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	25
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	204
dialysis	57
doctor visit	195
hospital care	628
inpatient care	592
lab tests	72

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	22
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	57
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	213
dialysis	101
doctor visit	215
hospital care	514
inpatient care	514
lab tests	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	40
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	60
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	270
dialysis	149
doctor visit	281
hospital care	644
inpatient care	644
lab tests	113

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	24
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	63
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	224
dialysis	155
doctor visit	240
hospital care	425
inpatient care	425
lab tests	108

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	26
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	59
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	281
dialysis	183
doctor visit	279
hospital care	458
inpatient care	458
lab tests	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	16
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	232
dialysis	144
doctor visit	236
hospital care	472
inpatient care	472
lab tests	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	29
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	65
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	182
dialysis	172
doctor visit	193
hospital care	451
inpatient care	451
lab tests	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	24
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	207
dialysis	83
doctor visit	230
hospital care	235
inpatient care	235
lab tests	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	66
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	200
dialysis	58
doctor visit	235
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
lab tests	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	23
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	61
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated as a nephrologist in Knoxville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

blood draw	225
dialysis	112
doctor visit	234
hospital care	497
inpatient care	494
lab tests	67

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	265
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	22
Less than 65	108
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salem VA. He is certified by the Nephrology and has a state license in Tennessee.

Residency: Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salem VA (1988)

Board Certification: Nephrology

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Covenant Health

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen C. Kiss, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$206 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE $206
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$77 ACTHAR $77
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$75 SAMSCA $75
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.	$48 Crysvita $48
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$44 JESDUVROQ $23	BENLYSTA $22
Other	$219 Renal - CRRT $39	NephroCheck Test $37	Rituxan $30	Parsabiv $19	KRYSTEXXA $18	Other $77

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$610
Education	$61

Biography

Dr. Stephen Kiss is an adult nephrology specialist. Dr. Kiss is professionally affiliated with Covenant Health. Dr. Kiss is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. Covenant Health reports that Dr. Kiss is accepting new patients at Dr. Kiss's office in Knoxville, TN.