NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Billy D. Parsons, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Cookeville, TN

Billy D. Parsons, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568457828, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 65930, 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
1568457828
Name
Billy D. Parsons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
65930 TN
K0977 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 783-4269
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2005
Record last updated
May 1, 2025
Fax
(931) 372-0401
Medicaid ID
Q022059 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220518001091); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1989
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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Also registered at 222 W 4TH St Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Justina Fabich, NPNurse Practitioner1801513049
  2. Brent Klinkhammer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1144740184
  3. Christopher Nelson, PASurgical Physician Assistant1114911971
  4. Timothy Powell, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1801890694
  5. Hannah Rinks, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1376042317
  6. Michael Sywak, MDVascular Surgery Physician1003104639

Verify Billy D. Parsons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $347.67

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Billy Parsons$347.67
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Cookeville Regional Medical Group IncCookeville, TN

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

Billy D. Parsons among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Billy D. Parsons, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gerald Chapman, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011417988924
  2. Timothy Powell, MDCookeville, TN 385011801890694
  3. Douglas Appleby, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011275581720
  4. Arthur Grimball, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011023067972
  5. Eric Sievers, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011629222427
  6. Alanson Spalding, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011053360024
  7. Louis Ostrow, M.D.Memphis, TN 381381386714665
  8. Eva Proctor, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381275758450

Common questions

What is Billy D. Parsons, MD's NPI number?

Billy D. Parsons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568457828, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Billy D. Parsons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-4269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Billy D. Parsons, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65930, 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.

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.