Brandon Howard Downs, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Brandon Howard Downs, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568492049, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 35960, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon Howard Downs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 35960 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1912 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 590-8000
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 1511199 TN
3874715 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060829000042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1912 Charlotte Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jackson Boggs, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1851114979
- James Boyd, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1477361509
- Andrew Cressman, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1154863298
- Matthew Hawkins, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1891255022
- Elizabeth PennPhysical Therapist1952289464
- James Rogers, D.P.M.Podiatrist1881651370
Verify Brandon Howard Downs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
682 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 182 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen177 claims
- Meloxicam137 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen84 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Naproxen28 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: $346.28
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alpha Orthopedic Systems. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
- Kyle Achors, M.D.Knoxville, TN1760916985
- Colin Ackerman, MDGermantown, TN1467981647
- Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Columbia, TN1184677346
- Alan Aiken, DOJohnson City, TN1437565074
- Marc Aiken, MDJohnson City, TN1558327395
- Muhammad Ajmal, MDNashville, TN1144334475
- William Albers, M.D.Germantown, TN1790768166
- Dave Alexander, M.D.Nashville, TN1922007384
- Matthew Anderson, M.D.Franklin, TN1689105538
- Harold Antwine, MDJackson, TN1538268164
Common questions
What is Brandon Howard Downs, MD's NPI number?
Brandon Howard Downs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568492049, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon Howard Downs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1912 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 590-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon Howard Downs, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35960, 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 Brandon Howard Downs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon Howard Downs, MD had 682 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.