Brent A. Townsend, M.D.
Pediatric Radiology Physician · Raleigh, NC
Brent A. Townsend, M.D. is a pediatric radiology physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1457565806, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00679, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent A. Townsend
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Radiology Physician 2085P0229X
- License numbers
- 2009-00679 NC
111025 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3949 Browning PL, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 787-8221
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Fax
- (919) 789-4461
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090724000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3949 Browning PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alicia Blount, NPNurse Practitioner1720536576
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Verify Brent A. Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-00679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $103.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 179 providers of this specialty with any payment received $982.67 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 2 group practices
- Wake Radiology Consultants PARaleigh, NC
- Wake Radiology Diagnostic Imaging Inc.Raleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent A. Townsend among 17 pediatric radiology physician records in North Carolina
Brent A. Townsend, M.D. is one of 17 pediatric radiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 65% 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 65% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 65% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1998 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085P0229X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Radiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 17 pediatric radiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 17 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Pediatric Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Douglas, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091710945571
- Caleb Epps, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091659875979
- Benjamin Smith, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276161689933616
- Lynn FordhamChapel Hill, NC 275991730280462
- Lane Donnelly, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141467472621
- Caroline CarricoDurham, NC 277101528141777
- Michael Fadell, M.D.Durham, NC 277101740489350
- Ira Adler, MDGreenville, NC 278341699757120
Common questions
What is Brent A. Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent A. Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457565806, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent A. Townsend, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3949 Browning PL, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 787-8221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent A. Townsend, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00679, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Brent A. Townsend, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 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.