NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barima Poku, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Crossville, TN

Barima Poku, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Crossville, Tennessee, and NPI 1750728143, issued on May 27, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 54547, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750728143
Name
Barima Poku
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
54547 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555
Phone
(931) 459-7033
Enumerated
May 27, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160928000857); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Barima Poku in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 54547    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

874 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Barima Poku874
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass51 claims
  2. Cefuroxime48 claims
  3. Cefdinir46 claims
  4. Furosemide45 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate40 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: $19.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barima Poku$19.12
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCNashville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barima Poku among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Barima Poku, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Crossville

They are 19 of the 532 NPPES records with a practice address in Crossville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Crossville → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Clayton, M.D.Crossville, TN 385551295734382
  2. Tamara Collins, M.D.Crossville, TN 385551104971308
  3. Chad Conatser, M.D.Crossville, TN 385551760688923
  4. Joanna Gibbs, MDCrossville, TN 385551558372862
  5. Wesley Halford, MDCrossville, TN 385551699896886
  6. Amanda Halford, MDCrossville, TN 385551396868170
  7. Mark Lee, MDCrossville, TN 385551528079969
  8. Mehran Monazam Tavallaee, M.D.Crossville, TN 385551245437060

Common questions

What is Barima Poku, MD's NPI number?

Barima Poku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750728143, issued on May 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barima Poku, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 S Main St, Crossville, TN, 38555. Phone: (931) 459-7033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barima Poku, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54547, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barima Poku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barima Poku, MD had 874 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.