NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian S. Waggoner, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cookeville, TN

Brian S. Waggoner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255331914, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD27530, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255331914
Name
Brian S. Waggoner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD27530 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
428 N Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 854-9988
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 854-9977
Medicaid ID
3812970 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031122000018); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 Brian S. Waggoner 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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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

13,482 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 468 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Waggoner13,482
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone477 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium464 claims
  3. Gabapentin408 claims
  4. Alprazolam393 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium381 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium380 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 17.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Brian S. Waggoner among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Brian S. Waggoner, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 23 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rexford Agbenohevi, MDCookeville, TN 385011679592869
  2. Roy Anderson, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011386668838
  3. Lori Austin, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011336133248
  4. Katherine Bertram, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011689668790
  5. Toney Hudson, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011063418911
  6. Natasha Meadows, MDCookeville, TN 385011942241294
  7. Cheryl Nabors, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011528052644
  8. Frank Perry, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011619917879

Common questions

What is Brian S. Waggoner, MD's NPI number?

Brian S. Waggoner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255331914, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian S. Waggoner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 428 N Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 854-9988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian S. Waggoner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD27530, 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 Brian S. Waggoner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian S. Waggoner, MD had 13,482 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian S. Waggoner, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.1 of 100. 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.