NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Beth Grier Townsend, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Lebanon, PA

Beth Grier Townsend, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1003954397, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD426085, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1003954397
Name
Beth Grier Townsend
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD426085 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
220 E Lehman St, Lebanon, PA 17046
Phone
(717) 274-3415
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070501000272); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2002
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Beth Townsend1,297
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine186 claims
  2. Divalproex Sodium118 claims
  3. Haloperidol74 claims
  4. Haloperidol Decanoate66 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate51 claims
  6. Lorazepam42 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pennsylvania Department OF Human ServicesWernersville, PA

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

Beth Grier Townsend among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Beth Grier Townsend, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Lebanon

They are 25 of the 1,756 NPPES records with a practice address in Lebanon, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rosemary Keffer, MDLebanon, PA 170461235138371
  2. Nitin Sheth, M.D.Lewistown, PA 170441184737611
  3. Lawrence Altaker, M.D.Wormleysburg, PA 170431710960596
  4. Richard Fonte, MDLemoyne, PA 170431518911627
  5. Mark Heinly, MDLemoyne, PA 170431265502561
  6. Christian Kcomt, M.D.Wormleysburg, PA 170431003918087
  7. Lawrence Vonrago, M.D.Wormleysburg, PA 170431952466096
  8. Benjamin Armon, MDLebanon, PA 170421801315114

Common questions

What is Beth Grier Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?

Beth Grier Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003954397, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Beth Grier Townsend, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 E Lehman St, Lebanon, PA, 17046. Phone: (717) 274-3415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Beth Grier Townsend, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD426085, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Beth Grier Townsend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Beth Grier Townsend, M.D. had 1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.