NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Scott Towns, D.O.

Psychiatry Physician · Madison, WI

Daniel Scott Towns, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1669797585, issued on Apr 3, 2010. Check the license (Wisconsin 77391, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669797585
Name
Daniel Scott Towns
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
77391 WI
DO157332 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
Phone
(608) 265-8130
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221018002902); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2010
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 Daniel Scott Towns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Meriter Hospital IncMadison, WI
  2. University OF Wisconsin System Non PayrollMadison, WI

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

Daniel Scott Towns among 929 psychiatry physician records in Wisconsin

Daniel Scott Towns, D.O. is one of 929 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 439 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

232 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Madison

They are 232 of the 15,014 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 929 psychiatry physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Boyle, M.D.Madison, WI 537921457396855
  2. Timothy Cordes, M.D.Madison, WI 537921043414089
  3. Anthony Dobner, MDMadison, WI 537921437581139
  4. Heidi HuangMadison, WI 537921245675677
  5. Mitchell Illichmann, M.D.Madison, WI 537921942246509
  6. Timothy Juergens, MDMadison, WI 537921659476273
  7. Rachel Molander, M.D.Madison, WI 537921851340624
  8. Michael Peterson, M.D.Madison, WI 537921861406043

Common questions

What is Daniel Scott Towns, D.O.'s NPI number?

Daniel Scott Towns, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669797585, issued on Apr 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Scott Towns, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53792. Phone: (608) 265-8130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Scott Towns, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 77391, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Daniel Scott Towns, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.