Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Gainesville, GA
Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1598146953, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 081100, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashton Scott Townsend
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 081100 GA
LL37655 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 219-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180917000435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashton Scott Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 081100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
494 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir26 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Atlanta Professional Services LLCCanton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashton Scott Townsend among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
108 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 108 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598146953, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 081100, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O. had 494 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ashton Scott Townsend, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.