April S. Tignor, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbia, MD
April S. Tignor, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1598797029, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D70985, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April S. Tignor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- D70985 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7120 Minstrel Way, Columbia, MD 21045
- Phone
- (410) 290-6677
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 290-6676
- Medicaid ID
- 036404500 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101029000775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7120 Minstrel Way
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Verify April S. Tignor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D70985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium60 claims
- Linzess29 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf27 claims
- Famotidine16 claims
- Creon12 claims
- Lubiprostone11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,592.81
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lifebridge Community Gastroenterology LLCPikesville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April S. Tignor among 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland
April S. Tignor, M.D. is one of 505 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Khurram Hanif, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451356319487
- Alexander MamunesColumbia, MD 210451205368891
- Shaffer Mok, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451275878787
- Monica Passi, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451568859031
- Monica Patel, MD, MBAColumbia, MD 210451871112706
- Pia Prakash, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451629395686
Common questions
What is April S. Tignor, M.D.'s NPI number?
April S. Tignor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598797029, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April S. Tignor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7120 Minstrel Way, Columbia, MD, 21045. Phone: (410) 290-6677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April S. Tignor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D70985, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does April S. Tignor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April S. Tignor, M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.