NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara Beth Pendley

Neurology Physician · Cordova, TN

Cara Beth Pendley is a neurology physician with a practice address in Cordova, Tennessee, and NPI 1376760439, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 47301, 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
1376760439
Name
Cara Beth Pendley
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
47301 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38018
Phone
(901) 747-1111
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 747-1137
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120717000093); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2007
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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Also registered at 8000 Centerview Pkwy

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

  1. Douglas Cannon, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1376569210
  2. Cary CarverPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1871248575
  3. Susan Gilbert, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1891981478
  4. Barbara Obrien, M.D.Neurology Physician1972555696
  5. David Pritchard, M.D.Neurology Physician1871713537
  6. Sarah Richie, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1144533712

Verify Cara Beth Pendley 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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cara Pendley1,970
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Divalproex Sodium155 claims
  2. Gabapentin154 claims
  3. Pregabalin131 claims
  4. Memantine Hcl Er106 claims
  5. Donepezil Hcl93 claims
  6. Primidone86 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $491.46

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cara Pendley$491.46
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Neurology Clinic, PCCordova, TN

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

Cara Beth Pendley among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee

Cara Beth Pendley is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 86% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 neurology physician records list a practice address in Cordova

They are 12 of the 1,212 NPPES records with a practice address in Cordova, and 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bola Adamolekun, MDCordova, TN 380181104816990
  2. Thomas Arnold, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181366494668
  3. Yaohui Chai, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181114140894
  4. Oleksandra Dryn, M.DCordova, TN 380181366861510
  5. Kendrick Henderson, MDCordova, TN 380181760452577
  6. Joshua Lennon, MDCordova, TN 380181427369172
  7. Barbara Obrien, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181972555696
  8. David Pritchard, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181871713537

Common questions

What is Cara Beth Pendley's NPI number?

Cara Beth Pendley's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376760439, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara Beth Pendley located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN, 38018. Phone: (901) 747-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara Beth Pendley's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 47301, 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 Cara Beth Pendley prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara Beth Pendley had 1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cara Beth Pendley's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.