Buford Paul Turpin, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN
Buford Paul Turpin, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1558466425, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 7304, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buford Paul Turpin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 7304 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 517 Highland Ter, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
- Phone
- (615) 898-1669
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 898-1670
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Buford Paul Turpin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7304Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone15 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.
Buford Paul Turpin among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Buford Paul Turpin, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
78 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Murfreesboro
They are 78 of the 3,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Murfreesboro, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Buford Paul Turpin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Buford Paul Turpin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558466425, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buford Paul Turpin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 517 Highland Ter, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130. Phone: (615) 898-1669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buford Paul Turpin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7304, 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 Buford Paul Turpin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buford Paul Turpin, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.